One Chizoke Obiadada aged 54 and his 17-year-old son, Micheal, have been arrested by officers of the Ogun State Police for beating to death their neighbour’s wife, Tope Owoade.
According to The PUNCH, the spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, said the incident happened on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Obiadada and his son were said to have engaged the deceased in a fight after insisting that nobody should sit on a table which she used in selling cow skin, popularly known as “ponmo”
The statement partly read, “Owoade narrated that on March 29, 2024, when he returned from a journey, his late wife informed him that on the previous day which was March 28, 2024, at about 2030hrs, one Chizoke Obiadada “m”54 years and his son, one Micheal Obiadada “m” 17 years, his known neighbours, beat her up mercilessly by inflicting fatal injuries on her.
“This resulted in her bleeding severely from the womb and her private part when she cautioned the duo not to sit on the work table she uses in selling cow skin, ‘ponmo.’
“He stated that his wife was rushed to Main Frame Private Hospital and Kunle Hospital, Atan Agowa, and she was rejected.
“He further stated that his wife gave up the ghost while she was being taken to a government hospital.”
