Akure—A middle-aged housewife, identified as Omolara Oluwakemi, has allegedly killed her husband, Seidu Jamiu, in Akungba, Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, over alleged infidelity.
Police sources confirmed that after the incident, the housewife rushed to the police station to report that her husband died in his sleep.
The suspect was said to have got wind that the victim was still going out with the side chick and decided to terminate his life.
It was learned that after the suspect rushed to the police station, their neighbours who had the distressed cry of the victim rushed him to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.
A community leader, who spoke with newsmen in confidence, said the couples have been having a running battle over the deceased’s extramarital affairs of late.
According to him, “After the wife smashed the husband’s head with a pestle, she rushed to the police station to report that the husband had died.
“The victim was rushed to the hospital but he couldn’t make it as doctors confirmed him dead on arrival.”
He added that the elders from Ibaka community of Akungba and the Seriki Musulumi of the town, have been informed of the incident.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Funmi Odunlami, said the wife of the deceased, Omolara, reported the incident at the police station in Akungba Akoko in the early hours of Saturday.
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