Man Kills Mother-in-Law, Batters Wife in Ogun – Police

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The police in Ogun have held a man who allegedly killed his mother-in-law for confronting him after beating his wife.

According to Ogun State police spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police arrested 28-year-old Opeyemi Adeola Ganiyu on May 3, for killing his mother-in-law identified as Abosede Oyewole.

Oyeyemi says in a press statement: “The suspect was arrested following a report made at Atan Ota divisional headquarters by one Odunayo Mathew, who reported that the suspect, who is married to the daughter of the deceased, is fond of beating his wife on slight provocation. On the fateful day, the suspect, as usual, beat up his wife and inflicted injuries on her, and that is the reason why the deceased went to meet him in order to warn him to desist from beating her daughter.

“On sighting the woman in his house, the suspect descended heavily on her, beat her mercilessly before stabbing her in her ribs with a knife. She was rushed to a hospital for treatment, but gave up the ghost in the process.

“Having heard that the victim has died, the suspect took to flight. The DPO Atan Ota Division, CSP Abolade Oladigbolu, there and then, detailed his detectives to go after him and bring him to justice. The detectives embarked on intelligence based investigation, which led them to his hideout in Ikorodu Lagos State where he was eventually apprehended.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a member of notorious cult group in the area. He was also one of those who led hoodlums to burn down Atan Ota police division during the EndSARS protest, and killed the divisional crime officer on the 21st of October 2020.

“Meanwhile, the commissioner of police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.”