A woman, identified as Ramota Soliu, has reportedly killed her husband, Bello Soliu, at a Fulani settlement located at Iyana Ilewo, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Ramota was said to have poured hot water on Bello, which eventually led to his death.
The woman, whose six years of relationship with Bello produced two kids, was said to have fled her house at the Fulani settlement after the incident.
It was learnt that Bello had, on Friday, invited some relatives to help in talking to his wife, who he said was fond of starving him and an Arabic student living with them.
The woman allegedly woke up on Saturday morning, boiled enough water, and bathed her husband with the scalding liquid.
Usman Soliu, a brother to the deceased, said: “Very early on Saturday morning, she woke up and started boiling water. People thought she wanted to make Amala or ogi. The water was on fire for like one hour. All of a sudden, we heard a loud noise from her husband’s quarters where he was sleeping.
“We rushed down to see what was happening, and we discovered that the woman had bathed our brother with the water she boiled. His body was already peeling.
“We rushed him to a hospital at Rounder in Abeokuta, but he was rejected. We took him somewhere else. But he eventually died on Tuesday evening.”
Another brother of the deceased, Aliu Soliu, disclosed that Bello was buried on Wednesday, according to Islamic rites.
Aliu stated that the family was searching for the woman, saying, “we will get her photo so that people can help us locate her.”
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.
He said he heard the incident being discussed on a radio programme; stating, however, that he was not sure the case was reported to the police.
“I heard the information on a radio programme. I am not sure if the case was reported to the police,”
Oyeyemi replied.
He, however, said police would investigate the matter without delay.
