A lawyer, Yewande Oyediran, yesterday allegedly stabbed her husband, Lowo, to death at their Akobo residence in Ibadan, Oyo State. The couple were said to be arguing over an undisclosed issue when the man was killed.
The deceased, said to be residing in Grenoble, France, but had been coming home regularly since he married Yewande, came home last December to execute a business in Nigeria.
A brother to the deceased, who preferred not to be named, said the wife was an employee of the Oyo State Ministry of Justice attached to the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). The remains of the deceased have been deposited in the morgue at the Adeoyo General Hospital, Ibadan.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said the Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, had ordered thorough investigation into the case. Ajisebutu added that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) at Iyaganku. The PPRO disclosed that the suspect had been arrested but that she had not spoken to investigators.
He said: “We received the report this morning (yesterday) but information is still sketchy. The commissioner of police had ordered thorough investigation to determine why the suspect, who is a state counsel, killed her husband. We cannot say much for now until investigation is concluded.”
