Ogun: Police arrest 56-year-old man over alleged killing of wife in house fire

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command person arrested a 56-year-old man, Madarikan Emehinola, for allegedly mounting his woman connected fire, starring to her death.

The victim, Igbagbo Erobe, 40, reportedly died aft her hubby allegedly acceptable their location ablaze.

According to a connection by the constabulary spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the incidental occurred successful the Igbo-Edu country of Ogun Waterside Local Government Area and was reported to the Abigi Divisional Police Headquarters connected Sunday.

DAILY POST learnt that the pistillate was trapped wrong the burning location and could not escape.

Babaseyi said that upon receiving the report, constabulary operatives moved swiftly to the scene, arrested the fishy and recovered the victim’s body.

The assemblage has been deposited successful a mortuary for autopsy, portion the fishy remains successful custody arsenic the lawsuit is being transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Eleweran, Abeokuta, for discreet investigation.

The constabulary spokesperson disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, had ordered a diligent and nonrecreational probe into the incident.

“The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Bode Ojajuni, assures the nationalist that the substance volition beryllium investigated diligently and professionally successful accordance with the law,” the connection said.

Ojajuni reiterated the command’s committedness to protecting lives and prope...