In Ogun, Housewife beats stepson to death
A 30-year-old housewife identified as Shukurat Olufowobi,
has been arrested for beating her 5-year-old stepson Azeem Olufowobi to death.
The resident of the
Oshodi Oke area of Ogijo was arrested after members of the public notified the
police of the incident. It was gathered that the boy was beaten with an object
that gave him a skull injury that eventually resulted to his death.
The lady's husband
was also accused of hurriedly taking the corpse of the little boy to Ajah in
Lagos state where he was secretly buried.
Ogun state police
spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the incident said;
“Information further
revealed that the woman and her husband hurriedly took the corpse of the victim
to Ajah in Lagos state where he was secretly buried.
"Upon getting the information, the Divisional Police
Officer, Ogijo division chief superintendent of police, Suleman Baba Muhammed
quickly mobilized his detectives to the scene where the couple who had started
packing their belongings in a bid to run away from the area were promptly
arrested.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the woman has been
maltreating the victim whose mother has been separated from the father due to
irreconcilable differences.
“The nurse who gave the victim first aid treatment had
informed the couple of her observation and was pleaded with by the woman and
her friend to lie about the cause of the death of the victim but she refused
because it is against the ethics of her profession.
“The couple Ayuba Olufowobi and Shukurat Olufowobi are
currently undergoing interrogation at the Ogijo divisional headquarters where
they are helping the police in their investigation.”
Ogun Police commissioner, Kenneth Ebrimson has already
ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the homicide section of the
state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further
investigation and prosecution.
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