A 22-year-old lady identified as Iyanu Adedeji allegedly stabbed her husband, Funsho Jimoh, to death in the Gbonogun area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
PUNCH Metro learnt from a security source on Sunday that the duo of Iyanu and Funsho were married with two children.
The source noted that an argument had ensued between the couple after Funsho allegedly accused Iyanu of extramarital affairs.
The disagreement was said to have degenerated into a scuffle and during the ensuing scuffle, Iyanu allegedly stabbed Funsho in the chest.
The source said, “In the process of the fight, Mrs Iyanu, inflicted a wound on her husband’s chest with a domestic knife.
“She rushed him to the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, where the doctor on duty confirmed him dead.”
Confirming the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent on Sunday, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, noted that the suspect had been arrested.
According to Odutola, Iyanu had reported herself to the Divisional Police Station in the area after the incident.
The PPRO noted that the suspect narrated that she took her husband to the hospital after realising that he was bleeding from the injury she had inflicted on him.
Odutola said, “On December 30, 2024, at about 12:15 PM, one Iyann Adedeji, a 22-year-old female residing at No. 3 Ifelodun Street, Unity Estate, Gbonagun, reported to the police station with a vehicle containing the body of her husband, Azeez Funsho Jimoh, a 28-year-old male who also lived at the same address.
“According to her, the deceased was her husband of eight years, with two children, one of whom is deceased.
“She stated that the deceased accused her of having an extramarital affair, leading to a physical altercation between them that morning. During the scuffle, the suspect allegedly inflicted a wound on the deceased’s chest with a domestic knife.”
The PPRO continued that the suspect had narrated that doctors on duty at the hospital confirmed him dead.
She narrated that the suspect was taken into custody and a preliminary investigation had commenced. police operatives
“Afterward, she rushed him to the Federal Medical Centre in Idi Aba, where medical professionals pronounced him dead.
“The suspect is currently in custody. Detectives visited the scene of the incident and recovered the knife.
“A preliminary investigation is underway, and the case will soon be handed over to the SCID for a more thorough investigation,” Odutola stated.
She concluded that because of the incident, the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, PhD, urged couples to avoid heated arguments and instead seek peaceful ways to resolve conflicts in their relationships.
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