Joy Anyim
A 37-year-old man, Mutiu Sonola has been arrested by Operatives of Ogun State Police Command, for beating his 34-year-old wife, Zainab Shotayo to death.
The suspect was arrested on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 following a report by the father of the deceased who complained at Ibara Police Division, that he was called on phone that his daughter was having a misunderstanding with her husband and that she had been beaten to coma by the husband.
The father of the deceased said he quickly raced to the scene and rushed his daughter to General Hospital Ijaye, where the doctor confirmed her dead.
According to the Ogun Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, as soon as the suspect realised that the victim was dead, he took to his heels.
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Oyeyemi said: “On the strength of the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ibara Division, Dada Olusegun, a Superintendent of Police, mobilized his detectives and went after the suspect. His hiding place was eventually located and he was promptly arrested.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the man is found of beating the deceased at any slight provocation and that the incident of that fateful day was a very minor disagreement. The corpse of the deceased has been deposited at general hospital mortuary for autopsy.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.”
