Wife Stabs Husband To Death In Oyo

A 33-year-old housewife, Mrs Comfort Olalere Tinubu, has allegedly stabbed her 39-year-old husband, Olusegun Tinubu, to death in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the couple, who got married about three years ago, had two children from the marriage.

The incident, according to sources, occurred Wednesday night around 10 p.m. at Gbeyi community in Adegbayi area of Ibadan.

It was learned that the incident followed an argument over the accusation of the wife locking the husband out of their bedroom.

This later resulted in a fight during which the wife allegedly stabbed the husband at the back.

The matter was earlier reported at the Gbagi Police Station but has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Iyaganku, Ibadan, according to the source.

Police Public Relations Officer of the Oyo State Command, Adewale Osifeso, when contacted, said that the case was under investigation.

He added that updates would be provided accordingly.

Osifeso, in a short statement on Friday, said, “The case is under investigation at the Homicide Department of the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Command. Updates will be provided accordingly, please.”