The Ogun State Police Command on Thursday 11 August
paraded 23 suspects at its Eleweran Headquarters among who is Ezekiel Igbokwe,
a suspected killer of his wife’s lover.
According to a story that surfaced online today,
a 32-year-old businessman, Ezekiel Igbokwe, has been arrested by the Ogun State
Police Command for allegedly killing his wife’s lover, Victor Olatundun.
Igbokwe was said to have
killed Olatundun after he caught him having sex with his wife in their
matrimonial home.
The suspect allegedly
committed the offence at about 12am at Peace Lodge on Itura Street, Awa Ijebu,
Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The suspect, who
committed the crime on July 27, was arrested by the police the following day.
Igbokwe and his
28-year-old wife were among the 23 suspects paraded at the Ogun State Police
Command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta on Thursday for various offences
ranging from murder to illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
Igbokwe, who said he was
a businessman, explained that he had returned from his trip to Onitsha, Anambra
State and met Olatundun on top of his wife on their matrimonial bed.
He said he picked a
machete in the toilet and cut the victim in the neck and hand.
Olatundun reportedly
died on the way to the hospital.
Igbokwe, who deals in
electronics, said he was born in Ago Iwoye, Ogun State.
He said: “I travelled to
Onitsha on July 25, and when I came back on July 27, I met a man inside my room
making love to my wife.
“Then we started
fighting.
“The man was stronger
than me.
“When I saw he could
overpower me, I got a cutlass in my toilet and dealt him blows in the hand and
neck.
“On the way to the
hospital, the fuel in the car finished and he died.”
Igbokwe said he
committed the crime due to anger, adding that he never meant to kill the
victim.
He claimed that he had never met Olatundun before, saying he also never suspected that his wife was having an extra-marital affair with anyone.
It was learnt that
Igbokwe and his wife, Juliet, have three children aged nine, seven and five.
Juliet, who sobbed intermittently, said her alleged lover had been pressurising her for a relationship for some time.
Juliet, who sobbed intermittently, said her alleged lover had been pressurising her for a relationship for some time.
She explained that she
had always told him she was married, but the victim never gave up until he
ended up at their matrimonial home on that night.
Juliet, who said she
sold snuff, said Olatundun was her supplier and he pestered her for six months
before she finally gave in.
She said she suspected
that the deceased used a charm on her, as she could not explain how it all
happened.
She said: “He had been
disturbing me that he wanted to marry me, but I said I was married.
“On the day of the
incident, I really can’t say if he used a charm on me.
“All I know is that he
called me that he wanted to see me and I told him not to come; he knew my house
and when he came, I didn't know what happened.
“He used to come and
deliver snuff to me in the house.
“On the day of the
incident, he told me he was coming from somewhere and that it was already late.
“He wanted to sleep in
our place till the next day.
“He didn’t know that my
husband was away.
“He tried to sleep with
me, but later he didn't.”
Juliet, who claimed that
she got married to her husband in 2005, said the husband did not take good care
of her and the children.
She said their marriage
had been turbulent and fraught with fights and quarrels.
The mother of three said
each time there was a fight, her husband would leave the house for months.
The police however said
the suspects will soon appear in courts as soon as investigations are
concluded.
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Source: www.today.ng
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