Husband kills wife with scissors during argument in Ondo

The police in Ondo State have arrested a 30-year-old man, Fatai Abdullahi, for allegedly stabbing his wife, Morenike, to death with scissors.

Abdullahi was said to have stabbed his wife to death during an argument in Akure on March 26, 2024.

According to police source, “a complainant said she left the deceased and her husband at home on the 26/03/2024, for church early hours of the day and returned late on the same date, only for the husband to announce the death of his wife.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect and his wife Olayode Morenike (late) had always quarrel over the issue of going to check on her child in her former marriage.

“The suspect after killing the deceased took pictures of the body and locked the corpse in the house till late night before raising an alarm.

“Further investigation revealed that the deceased was an handicap. Injuries suspected to have been caused by stabbing were found on her stomach and neck.

”A scissors with blood stain suspected to have been used to perpetrate the act was recovered from the scene of incident.

“The suspect is in the custody. He will soon have his day in court.”