An Ondo-based 30-year-old man, Fatai Abdullahi, has reportedly stabbed his wife, Morenike, to death over a minor argument in Akure.
According to the VANGUARD, the Police sources stated that the suspect was said to have stabbed the wife with scissors after the argument on March 27, 2024.
The Ondo State Police Public Relation Officer, Funmi Odunlami, said: “A complainant narrated that she left the deceased and her husband at home on the 26/03/2024 for the church in the early hours of the day and returned late in the same date, only for the husband to announce the death of his wife.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect and his wife Olayode Morenike (late) had always quarreled over the issue of going to check on her child in her former marriage. The suspects, after killing the deceased, took pictures of the body and locked the corpse in the house till late at night before raising the alarm.
“Further investigation revealed that the deceased injuries were suspected to have been caused by stabbing were found on her stomach and neck.
“A pair of scissors with blood stain suspected to have been used to perpetrate the act was recovered from the scene of the incident.”
Odunlami stated that the suspect is in custod and will soon be charged to court.
