.The suspect and her husband
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command say they have arrested a 32- year-old housewife, Kehinde Abdul Wasiu, for allegedly pouring petrol on her husband’s mistress, one 23-year- old Tosin Olugbade and subsequently set her ablaze.
Crime report on the incident indicated that Tosin later died in an hospital where she was receiving treatment due to the degree of the burns she suffered.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the husband of the deceased, Fatai Olugbade had reported on the 22nd of November at Onipanu divisional headquarters of the command at Ota that sometime in August 2021, he accused his wife of having extra- marital affair with one Ismail Wasiu, and to his surprise, the said wife packed out of his house and moved to the house of Ismail Wasiu her concubine.
He added that Fatai stated further that on the 14th of November 2021, he learnt that the wife of Ismail Wasiu(Kehinde) had an argument with his wife, and the said Wasiu’s wife poured petrol on her and set her ablaze.
.The deceased in the hospital
Oyeyemi said the deceased was rushed to the hospital by her family members but later gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.
Acting on the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Onipanu, CSP Bamidele Job, quickly mobilised detectives and moved to the scene where the husband of Kehinde who had asked his wife to run away was arrested.
Oyeyemi explained that the case was there and then transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Abeokuta for discreet investigation.
He added that the CSP Femi Olabode led the homicide team and embarked on technical and intelligence-based investigation, which led to the apprehension of the suspect (Kehinde) at Saki area of Oyo State.
Oyeyemi said, “On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the commission of the crime, but claimed that she didn’t know what came over her on that fateful day.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect and her husband initially lied to the family of the deceased that it was cooking gas that exploded and burnt her.
“But when the lie was exposed, the husband quickly asked the wife to take to flight.”
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the speedy conclusion of the investigation into the case with the view to charging the case to court as soon as possible.