40-year-old man beats wife to death over alleged infidelity in Ogun state

In Agbado area of Ogun state, a 40-year-old man was reported to have allegedly beaten his 37-year-old wife to death after accusing her of having an affair with their neighbour. The man who was identified as Femi Adebowale has been arrested by the Ogun state police command for killing his wife, Kuburat on Monday, July 17. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed that on the day of the unfortunate incident the deceased asked her husband for the money she intends to use for her younger brother’s naming ceremony and he gave her N10000

The deceased immediately complained that the money was not enough which led to their fight and sudden death of the Kuburat. Speaking on the death if the woman is her younger brother, Shakiru Alao, who revealed that his late sister’s husband had beaten her over alleged infidelity with their neighbour. Alao said: “In the suspect’s statement, he alleged that the deceased had been involving in act of infidelity for quite some time to the extent that she was dating their next door neighbour.” 

However, the Ogun state Commissioner of Police Ahmed Iliyasu ordered that the case should be transferred to the homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation.