A thirty-two-year-old housewife and a mother of 3, Kehinde Abdul Wasiu, has been arrested by police operatives of Ogun state police command for pouring petrol on her husband's mistress, Tosin Olugbade, 23, and subsequently setting her ablaze.
The
suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Onipanu divisional
headquarters Ota by the husband of the deceased one Fatai Olugbade, on November
22. Husband to mistress Mr Olugbade said that sometime in August 2021, he
accused his wife of having extramarital affair with one Ismail Wasiu, and to
his surprise, the said wife packed out of his house and moved to the house of
Ismail Wasiu.
He stated
further that on the 14th of November 2021, he learned that the wife of Ismail
Wasiu had an argument with his wife, and Wasiu's wife poured petrol on her and
set her ablaze. The deceased was rushed
to the hospital by her family members but later gave up the ghost while
receiving treatment.
Upon the
report, the Dpo Onipanu division, csp Bamidele job, quickly mobilized his men
and moved to the scene where the husband of Kehinde who had asked his wife to
run away was arrested.
The case
was then transferred to the homicide section of the state criminal
investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation. The CSP
Femi Olabode-led homicide team embarked on a technical and intelligence-based
investigation which led to the apprehension of the suspect Kehinde Abdul Wasiu
at Saki area of Oyo state.
While
interrogating, the suspect confessed to committing the crime but claimed that
she didn't know what came over her on that fateful day. Preliminary
investigation revealed that the suspect and her husband initially lied to the
family of the deceased that it was cooking gas that exploded and burnt the
deceased. But when the lie was exposed, the husband quickly asked the wife to
take to flight.
Confirming
the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abimbola
Oyeyemi, said the commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the
speedy conclusion of the investigation into the case with the view to charge
the case to court as soon as possible.
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