A 30-year-old man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, has been arrested in Lagos State for allegedly stabbing his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to death.
The incident occurred on Friday, October 4, at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe, in the Ikorodu area.
According to a statement released by the police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Olaniyi stabbed his 25-year-old wife multiple times during a domestic dispute. He then locked her in their room and set it on fire before inflicting wounds on himself.
Responding to a distress call, police from the Ikorodu Division arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire. Unfortunately, Olajumoke was found dead inside the room with stab wounds. Olaniyi was rescued and taken to a hospital for treatment before being arrested.
The statement in part reads: “A distress call was received on October 4 at Ikorodu Division that a newly wedded couple, one Motunrayo Olaniyi, aged 30, and his wife Olajumoke, aged 25 years, allegedly engaged in a domestic scuffle in their room at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe, Ikorodu.
“In the process, the husband reportedly stabbed the wife to death, locked her in the room, and set it ablaze, while he inflicted wounds on himself.
“Police from the Ikorodu Division responded to a distress call and put out the fire. They found Olajumoke’s lifeless body with abdominal wounds.”
Preliminary investigations revealed that Olaniyi had stabbed his wife during the altercation and sustained minor injuries himself.
The victim’s body has been deposited at Ikorodu General Hospital for an autopsy, and further investigations are ongoing.
