Man Accused Of Killing Spouse, Fleeing Their Lagos House, Says Her Dying Was A Mistake

A person recognized as Azeez Balogun has been arrested following the demise of his spouse, Tawa, within the Itire space of Ajangbadi, Lagos State.

Balogun advised the police that he mistakenly knocked down his spouse together with his automobile when she helped him to open the gate whereas he was driving out of their compound.

Nevertheless, his neighbours have accused Balogun of continually subjecting Tawa, who was stated to be his second spouse, to torture, every time an argument ensued between them, The Punch studies.

Balogun, a father of seven, was stated to have overwhelmed Tawa a day earlier than her demise, as neighbours claimed that she screamed for assist.

In accordance with the report, the deceased had three kids whereas the primary spouse had 4 however Tawa reportedly cared for all seven kids.

A video clip connected to the publish confirmed as residents and neighbours gathered to mourn Tawa’s passing. The one that recorded the clip accused Balogun of abandoning his spouse’s corpse at his residence and fleeing.

“See what occurred at Itire, Ajangbadi. Husband beat his spouse until she died; referred to as his spouse’s members of the family to return and carry her useless physique, deserted the useless physique and absconded,” the resident stated.

One other resident, whereas recording himself, stated Balogun went to report himself on the Agbara Police Station (Ogun State), including that Balogun’s neighbours attested to him maltreating his spouse.

He stated, “We went to Ajangbadi Police Station to report what occurred, however the policemen on the station refused to take care of us and requested us to report the matter on the Agbara Police Station.

“What we gathered was that the man was at Agbara Police Station, however we don’t consider the declare. He opened up that he killed his spouse, however was not sounding remorseful in any respect. It was his spouse’s sister that he referred to as to hold her corpse. It was when the youthful brother of his spouse got here that he ran away.

“The police questioned him as to why he was keen on beating his spouse. We advised him to return and bury his spouse, however he refused. He didn’t come for his spouse’s burial and none of his members of the family got here.”

Confirming the incident was the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who famous that Balogun had been arrested, including that an investigation was ongoing.

He stated, “In accordance with the testimony of the husband of the sufferer, he mistakenly knocked down the spouse together with his automobile when she helped him to open the gate whereas he was driving out of the compound.

“Now we have but to establish if the suspect misplaced management or mistakenly hit the spouse because of brakes failure or had different ulterior motives, however the investigation continues to be ongoing to uncover the true explanation for the incident that led to the demise of his spouse.”