A traditional ruler in Ise Town, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State, Taibu
Ogunbanjo, is currently cooling his heels in police custody for
allegedly crushing his wife to death.The baale runs a block-moulding factory at Folu, a community in Ibeju Lekki.
learnt
that Taibu and his wife, Rotimi Ogunbanjo, got married three years ago,
but the marriage had been fraught with misunderstanding and fights.
On
Thursday, December 7, the couple reportedly had a disagreement. After
the altercation, Rotimi was said to have gone to the baale’s factory and
damaged some blocks on the premises.
Taibu reportedly entered his Toyota Highlander, and was driving out of the premises in anger when he knocked down his wife.
A
community leader, who identified himself simply as Akinsipe, said the
wife died on the spot, adding that the corpse had been deposited at the
Epe General Hospital.
He said, “He (Taibu) is the baale of the
community. He and his wife had been having issues since they got
married. I did not know what actually happened between them on that day,
but I learnt that they had a disagreement in the morning.
“She
went to his block factory and destroyed some blocks arranged on the
premises. He entered his vehicle angrily and as he was driving out of
the premises, the wife tried to stop him. He hit her and she died on the
spot.”
Akinsipe stated that the matter was reported at the Akodo Police Station, adding that the baale had been arrested.
A police source told Punch that the suspect’s family reported at the police station that the death resulted from an accident.
The
source said, “The baale and the woman got married three years ago
without a child and they had been having disagreements. On that
particular day, she destroyed some blocks at the industry. The man
became angry and as he was driving out, he crushed her with his vehicle
on the factory premises.
“The relations of the suspect have said
that it was a case of an accident. But looking at the circumstances
surrounding the incident, the accident claim is untenable.
“He
could not have lost control of the vehicle on the premises as a result
of speeding. There is a limit to the speed the car can go on the
premises.”
Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti,
who confirmed Rotimi’s death, said the command would investigate the
matter to unravel the motive behind the baale’s action.
He said,
“We are investigating the matter to find out what transpired between the
man and his wife before the incident happened. They were having family
issues, which led the woman to the block industry to destroy things.
“We
want to know whether what the man did was a reaction to what his wife
did. We believe there is more to the ‘accident’ than meets the eye
because there was an altercation between them before the incident
occured.”
The PPRO added that the case had been transferred to
the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department, Yaba.
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