The police in Ogun State have arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly beating his wife to death over a ‘minor disagreement’.
The suspect, Mutiu Sonola, was arrested on December 25 following a report by the father of the deceased who lodged a complaint at Ibara division.
The father reportedly said he received a phone call that his daughter, Zainab Shotayo, who had a misunderstanding with her husband had been beaten to comma by the husband.
He stated further that he ran to the scene and rushed her to the General Hospital, Ijaye, where the doctor confirmed her dead.
A statement by the spokesman of the police in the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Thursday said as soon as the suspect realised that the victim was dead, he took to his heels.
According to him, operatives from Ibara division, who located his hiding place, promptly arrested him.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the man is fond of beating the deceased at any slight provocation and that the incident of that fateful day was a very minor disagreement,” he said.
Oyeyemi disclosed that the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the general hospital mortuary for autopsy.
He added that the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.
