IN LAGOS : Driver beats wife to death for drinking






A commercial driver in Amoshe town, Meiran, Lagos State, has been
detained by the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence
Department, Yaba, for allegedly killing his wife.

According to PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect, identified only as Benjamin, beat his wife to death for allegedly getting drunk.
It was said that the victim, Stella, together with three of her friends –
Fatima, Kafaya – and a man, Wasiu, had gone to have fun in a nearby
bar.

She was said to have returned home inebriated, which angered her husband.

Benjamin, 34 reportedly beat her to a pulp and when it appeared tha
she was dying, he rushed her to a church for prayer. She was later taken
to a hospital in the neighbourhood, where she was confirmed dead.

A resident, Mr. Samson Adedeji, stated that Benjamin usually assaulted his wife whenever she was drunk.

Adedeji said,



“The wife came back
home on Saturday, July 1, drunk. Her husband was angry, but people
begged him to allow her sleep. He didn’t heed to their plea. He beat her
up seriously. It was the following day that I was told the wife died in
a hospital.”

Another resident in the area, Mrs. Aribisola Amoshe, said although
she did not know what transpired between the couple, there were marks of
violence on the deceased.

The Elderly woman said,

“I learnt about the
incident through a neighbour. Before her body was deposited in a
mortuary, I saw it. There were injuries on her body.”

However, Benjamin reportedly told the police that Stella was poisoned at a beer parlour.

He said,

“I think she was poisoned because she vomited. She went to drink with her friends. I didn’t beat her.”

But one of the deceased’s friends, Fatimoh, who was also arrested by the police, refuted Benjamin’s claim.

“The four of us were
together that day. We took a bottle of beer each. My friend died from
the injuries inflicted on her by her husband. She didn’t fight with
anybody at the bar,”




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