Man arrested for allegedly stabbing his newly wed wife to death in Ikorodu
By Bolaji Okunola
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to death at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Friday, October 4.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this in statement, said that the man identified as Motunrayo Olaniyi, allegedly stabbed his 25-year-old wife multiple times during an altercation, locked her in the room, and set it on fire.
Hundeyin added that the man also went on to inflict wounds on himself after committing the act.
The statement read in part:
“A distress call was received on October 4 at Ikorodu Division that a newly wedded couple, one Motunrayo Olaniyi, aged 30, and his wife Olajumoke, aged 25 years, allegedly engaged in a domestic scuffle in their room at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe, Ikorodu.
In the process, the husband reportedly stabbed the wife to death, locked her in the room, and set it ablaze, while he inflicted w@unds on himself.
Police from the Ikorodu Division responded to a distress call and put out the fire. They found Olajumoke’s lifeless body with abdominal wounds.”
Hundeyin added that Olaniyi was rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital where he was treated, discharged and then taken into police custody.
The police spokesperson further intimated that preliminary investigation later revealed that the suspect stabbed his wife during the altercation and inflicted minor wounds on himself.
He went on to state that the corpse had been deposited at Ikorodu General Hospital morgue for autopsy, while investigation is ongoing.
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