Man stabs newlywed wife to death, sets house on fire
by Hassan Muaz · The Eagle OnlineA 30-year-old man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, has allegedly stabbed his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to death at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
Lagos State Police Command, through its spokesperson and Superintendent of Police, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement.
Hundeyin said: “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.
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“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.
“The corpse has been deposited at Ikorodu General Hospital morgue for autopsy. Investigation is in progress.”
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