On interrogation, the suspect claimed to be butcher and that he has been out of job for some months now and the wife was taking advantage of that to disrespect him.
A 38-year-old man, Shina Kasali, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for beating his wife, Sofiat Kasali to death.
The suspect who, according to a statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, lives in Abosule area of Agbado in Ifo Local Government Area was arrested on the December 1, 2018.
DSP Oyeyemi, in the statement copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER, said Mr. Kasali’s arrest was informed by a report by a neighbour, Tunde Babatunde, who reported the incident at Agbado Divisional Police Headquarters that the suspect and the deceased had a minor disagreement when the deceased wanted to go out to fetch water and the husband asked her not to go.
“He stated further that the argument led to scuffle between the two, consequent upon which the suspect beat the deceased to coma. She finally gave up the ghost on the way to hospital.
“Upon the report, the DPO Agbado Division CSP Olatunji Omonijo quickly led his detectives to the scene where the suspect was apprehended. On interrogation, the suspect claimed to be butcher and that he has been out of job for some months now and the wife was taking advantage of that to disrespect him.
“He explained further that on that fateful day, he was sitting down outside when the deceased come to accuse him of looking into the private part of a prostitute who sat at opposite direction and that was what led to the disagreement that resulted to the death of the deceased.
“The corpse of the victim has been deposited at Ifo General Hospital morgue for post mortem investigation.
“Meanwhile, the commissioner of police CP Ahmed Iliyasu as ordered the immediate transfer of the case to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation,” the state PPRO said.
