A 46-year-old farmer, Olubusayo Sunday, beheaded his wife and daughter, before taking his own life Wednesday in Onigbedu town in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, police said.
While confirming the incident on Thursday, the Ogun State Police Command said the incident has been traced to a dispute between the man and his late wife. Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said investigations are ongoing.
“The man beheaded his wife and daughter in his Onigbedu house, and committed suicide by stabbing and setting himself ablaze after the ugly incident at about 1315hrs,” Mr. Adejobi said.
He said the man’s attempt to commit suicide was noticed when he stabbed himself and wanted to jump into a well near his house having set fire on himself. He was prevented and rescued by neighbours who later realized he had murdered his family.
The Command spokesman said after the rescue, the man was rushed to hospital where died. Mr. Adejobi said statements made by the man before he died suggested there was a quarrel between the man and his wife, Oyewole Sunday, 40. Their daughter was three years old, police said.
The police added that a knife and one blood-stained cutlass, suspected to have been the murder weapons, were recovered from the house.
“The Commissioner of Police Ogun State, Ikemefuna Okoye, was taken aback when he received the report of the ugly incident and has directed that the matter be transferred to the department of criminal investigation Eleweran, Abeokuta for thorough investigation,” Mr. Adejobi said.
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Posted: at 16-01-2015 09:00 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
naija police and investigation, una don tell us how e take happen, wetin una wan come investigate again? maybe na to go arrest and disturb innocent people around that area
Posted: at 16-01-2015 09:22 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
titobenja at 17-01-2015 12:00 AM (9 years ago) (m)
Fake news! this woman is from Benin city, sometimes last year she caught her husband with another woman and out of jealousy locked both of them in their room and set them ablaze; what has this woman image got to do with your story?
Posted: at 17-01-2015 12:00 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
SweetDaddy1 at 17-01-2015 02:20 PM (9 years ago) (m)
Thank you for your observation, too many fake stories here.
Quote from: titobenja on 17-01-2015 12:00 AM
Fake news! this woman is from Benin city, sometimes last year she caught her husband with another woman and out of jealousy locked both of them in their room and set them ablaze; what has this woman image got to do with your story?
Posted: at 17-01-2015 02:20 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
na yoruba juju follow d man...babalowo visiter things
U̶̲̥̅̊ are a sick animal that need to be injured until U̶̲̥̅̊ are dead and invites Dogs to eat up ur dead bodies..... U̶̲̥̅̊ are nomad ............ since U̶̲̥̅̊ are retarded deaf and unhearken to hear word ........ I will nevr stop to give ur dosage when U̶̲̥̅̊ ask for it ............ U̶̲̥̅̊ cant make a comment without act of tribalism Omo Aja , omo ale ........
I will never tolerate any sort of tribalism or racism form animals like U̶̲̥̅̊ .........
Nse si akparalala onye'ala Nwa digodu ezigbo oku...........
Posted: at 17-01-2015 09:01 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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