by Adeola Balogun
A man who allegedly stabbed his close friend to death over allegations of adultery has been apprehended by operatives of the Nigerian Police Force in Ogun State.
Wasiu Yusuf allegedly attacked Adeolu Olatoye with a knife when he reportedly discovered an extra-marital affair between Olatoye and his (Yusuf’s) wife.
The victim was killed by Yusuf and an accomplice, identified simply as Mukaila, around the Oke-Efon environs of Abeokuta, the state capital.
Vanguard Newspaper reports:
It was further gathered that the suspect lost his temperament when he reportedly caught his 32 -year-old friend with his wife on the day of the incident on his matrimonial bed.
The suspect, according to the findings, laid siege for the victim who reportedly came to his house, and in the ensuing scuffle, the victim erroneously stabbed himself.
But another version of the story had it that, the victim had gone to his friend’s house to drop an invitation card of his mother’s 80th birthday scheduled for Saturday when the friend attacked him with bottles.
Adeolu, a graphic artist, met his death barely two weeks after he held the naming ceremony of his child.
His remains had been deposited at the State Hospital Mortuary at Ijaiye, Abeokuta, as police await the autopsy report.
Contacted, Ogun State Police Command Public Relations, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident and arrest of the suspect, adding that investigation was ongoing.
Speaking, the deceased’s elder brother, Akinyemi Olatoye, said he was shocked over the development, explaining that his late brother had gone there to drop their mother’s birthday invitation card.
