One Chizoke Obiadada aged 54 and his 17-year-old son, Micheal, have been arrested by officers of the Ogun State Police Command at Ogijo in the Sagamu Local Government Area of the state, for beating their neighbour’s wife, Tope Owoade to death.
The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this in a statement said the incident was said to have happened on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
The deceased was said to have insisted that nobody should sit on a table which she used in selling cow skin, popularly known as “ponmo”.
But Obiadada and his son engaged her in a fight for saying that.
The suspects were arrested after the deceased’s husband, Isiaka, reported the incident to the police at the Ogijo Divisional Headquarters.
The statement partly read, “Owoade narrated that on March 29, 2024, when he returned from a journey, his late wife informed him that on the previous day which was March 28, 2024, at about 2030hrs, one Chizoke Obiadada “m”54 years and his son, one Micheal Obiadada “m” 17 years, his known neighbours, beat her up mercilessly by inflicting fatal injuries on her.
“This resulted in her bleeding severely from the womb and her private part when she cautioned the duo not to sit on the work table she uses in selling cow skin, ‘ponmo.’
“He stated that his wife was rushed to Main Frame Private Hospital and Kunle Hospital, Atan Agowa, and she was rejected.
“He further stated that his wife gave up the ghost while she was being taken to a government hospital.”
Odutola said the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.
