Man Reportedly Beats Wife To Death On Christmas Day In Nigeria

 According to reports, A 37-year-old man, Mutiu Sonola, has been

arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for

allegedly beating his 34-year-old wife, Zainab

Shotayo, to death.

The Command Public Relations Officer,

Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident

on Thursday, said the suspect was arrested on

Wednesday following a report by the father of

the deceased.

Mr Oyeyemi said the father complained at ibara

police division that he was called on phone that

his daughter was having a misunderstanding

with her husband and that has been beaten to

comma by the husband.

He said the complainant further told the police

that he quickly raced to the scene and rushed

his daughter to the general hospital, Ijaye,

where the doctor confirmed her dead.

He said that as soon as the suspect realised

that the victim is dead, he ran away.

“On the strength of the report, the DPO Ibara

division SP Dada Olusegun mobilized his

detectives and went after the suspect. His

hiding place was eventually located and he was

promptly arrested,” Mr Oyeyemi added.

He said preliminary investigation revealed that

the man is fond of beating the deceased at any

slight provocation and that the incident of that

fateful day was a very minor disagreement.

He said the corpse of the deceased has been

deposited at a mortuary for autopsy.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police,

Kenneth Ebrimson, has ordered the immediate

transfer of the suspect to the homicide section

of the state criminal investigation and

intelligence department for further investigation

and prosecution.