A 35-year-old man, Eluyera Wasiu has been arrested in
Ogun State for allegedly planning with his friend, to kill his pregnant
wife.
Police spokesperson in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement on
Monday said the suspect was arrested alongside his friend, Adeniyi
Samuel on Saturday, 1st of January, 2022, after neigbours alerted police that
the duo “were engaged in a serious exchange of blows which may lead to
bloodshed.�
Upon the distress call, the DPO Muhammed Baba, Ogijo division quickly
mobilised his men to Oponuwa area of the incident, where the two
suspects were arrested.
“It was during interrogation to know the cause of the fight that
Adeniyi Samuel opened up and informed the police that Eluyera Wasiu
contracted him to kill his pregnant wife, Bola Taiwo.“He stated further that Eluyera Wasiu promised to give him ₦10,000
for the job, out of which he had already gave him ₦5,000, to pay the
balance on completion of the job,� the statement partly read.
preliminary investigation, according to the police spokesperson
revealed that Wasiu Eluyera was married to Bola Taiwo but they got
separated due to irreconcilable differences. Wasiu later got married to
another woman who is presently living with him.
“But somehow, he met with his former wife and they started going out together again which resulted to pregnancy,
“In order not to upset his new wife, Wasiu asked Bola Taiwo to
terminate the pregnancy, the suggestion that was rejected by Bola Taiwo.“Having tried all he could to abort the pregnancy to no avail, Wasiu Eluyera decided to eliminate the woman and the pregnancy.�
The command’s public relations officer added that in Wasiu’s
confessional statement, he explained that he had twice bought food for
her from one eatery and laced the food with poison, but the lady by
providence did not eat the food.
“It was when all his personal efforts to kill her failed that he
contracted Adeniyi Taiwo to help him eliminate her. He confessed further
that, he personally took Adeniyi to the woman’s house, and he gave him
her picture for easy identification.“But when he didn’t carry out the assignment as agreed, he demanded
the refund of the advance payment he made to him, and his refusal led to
the fight which eventually led to their arrest.�
The Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered a full-scale
investigation of the case with the view to arraign the suspect in court
as soon as the investigation is concluded.
