Ogun man burns wife to death

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A man identified as Ponle Adebanjo has allegedly burnt his estranged wife to death after she left him over domestic violence.

The victim identified as Lateefat was reportedly burnt to death on Saturday in the Otun-Akute area of Ogun State by her estranged husband.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident on Sunday.

Oyeyemi noted that the husband had been arrested since Saturday after the neighbours of the victim reported the incident.

The statement read, “The suspect was arrested on Saturday after concerned neighbours reported the incident to the police at the Otun-Akute division.

“The estranged husband, Ponle, was reported to have told many people in the area that the wife had no right to live alone and vowed that no other man would be with her, after she left him due to physical abuse.

“The couple was  married for three years and resided in Otun-’Akute, until the woman, Lateefat, decided to leave him when she could no longer cope with the abuse. Punch

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