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| Jimoh and Kwenume |
A Beninoise, Kwenume Ojo, aka Abiodun,
has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly
killing her husband, Jimoh Ojo, 32, in the Yaba area of the state.
According to......
Punch Metro, Kwenume put poison in her husband’s soft drink and forced it down his throat while he slept on the bed.
it was gathered that the
17-year-old suspect took the poison from a relative of her boyfriend
after she was forced to marry Jimoh.
The incident happened on Friday on Apolo Street, the Makoko area of Lagos.
When Punch correspondent visited the area,
he met a crowd of residents and family members who said the victim’s
corpse had been deposited in a mortuary.
It was learnt that the suspect had been arrested by policemen from the Adekunle Police Division.
Jimoh’s in-law, Rotimi Akinlagun, explained that the deceased was retarded, which made it difficult for him to get a wife.
He said his marriage to Kwenume was arranged by the two families.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident, adding that it had been transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigation.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident, adding that it had been transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigation.
Culled - Punch
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