Ogun State Police Command said on Saturday that it has arrested a 54-year-old man, Chizoke Obiadada, and his 17-year-old son, Micheal Obiadada, for allegedly beating one Tope Owoade, which eventually led to her death.
The command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement she made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
According to Odutola, the incident followed a disagreement over sitting on a “worktable“ between the deceased and the suspects.
The statement reads, “successive, uncontrollable anger and arguments which snowballed into a quarrel over sitting on a ‘worktable’ belonging to one Tope Owoade “f” now deceased.
“A table the victim uses in selling “Pomo” stemmed an altercation for preventing her neighbours from sitting on her work table, causing a misunderstanding that has led to the ultimate death of one Tope Owoade “f” 43yrs”.
“The Divisional Police Officer of OGIJO has received a complaint from one Isiaka Owoade “m” a husband of one Tope Owoade, now deceased.”
“He narrated that on the 29th of March, 2024, when he returned from a journey, his late wife informed him that on the previous day, which was the 28th of March, 2024, at about 2030 hrs, one Chizoke Obiadada “m” 54 years and his son one Micheal Obiadada “m” 17 years, his known neighbours hacked his wife in fits blows, beating her up mercilessly, by inflicting fatal injuries on his wife, which resulted in her bleeding severely from the womb and in her private part. When she cautioned the duo not to sit on the work table she uses in selling edible animal skin.”
“He stated that his wife was rushed to Main Frame Private Hospital and Kunle Hospital Atan Agowa, and she was rejected.”
“He further stated that his wife gave up the ghost while she was being taken to a government hospital.”
“Immediately he got the report, the Divisional Police Officer arrested the culprits and are currently undergoing preliminary investigations.”
“Meanwhile, effort is ongoing to deposit the deceased in OOUTH Sagamu morgue for post-mortem examination.”
