Operatives of Ogun State Police Command on Saturday arrested one Sobola Olatunji for stabbing his wife to death on suspicion of infidelity.
Olatunji is 46 years old while his wife was 38 years old.
Olatunji is an old staff of Remo North Local government area.
The suspect was arrested following a complaint by the father of the deceased, one Alhaji Ambali Yinusa, who reported at Owode-Egba divisional headquarters that his son in law, Sobola Olatunji, had misunderstanding with his wife, Momudat Sobola, which led to a physical fight between them.
He stated further that in the process, Sobola Olatunji took a knife and stabbed his wife at the back.
Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Owode-Egba division, CSP Matthew Ediae, dispatched his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested and the victim was quickly rushed to the hospital for treatment.
But while the treatment was going on, the victim gave up the ghost.
On interrogation, the suspect who claimed to have been married to the deceased for 20 years alleged that he suspected his wife infidelity because of some text messages he saw on her phone.
He stated further that it was when he challenged his late wife about his suspicion that fight broke out between them which eventually led to the death of the mother of three.
The corpse of the deceased was deposited at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward A. Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.
