Absurd: Community head crushes wife to death with Jeep after fight

The angry community chief reportedly entered his Toyota Highlander jeep, and was driving out of the premises in anger when he knocked down his wife.

The community head ruler of Ise Town, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, Taibu Ogunbanjo, has reportedly crushed his wife of three years, Rotimi Ogunbanjo to death after a fight.

According to a report by Punch, the incident happened in block-moulding factory owned by the community head on Thursday, December 7, 2017.

The couple reportedly had a disagreement and after the altercation, the deceased was said to have gone to the community head’s factory and damaged some blocks on the premises.

The angry community chief reportedly entered his Toyota Highlander jeep, and was driving out of the premises in anger when he knocked down his wife.

Speaking on the incident a community leader, Akinsipe, said the wife died on the spot, adding that the corpse had been deposited at the Epe General Hospital.

He said, “He (Taibu) is the baale of the community. He and his wife had been having issues since they got married. I did not know what actually happened between them on that day, but I learnt that they had a disagreement in the morning.

“She went to his block factory and destroyed some blocks arranged on the premises. He entered his vehicle angrily and as he was driving out of the premises, the wife tried to stop him. He hit her and she died on the spot.”

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The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Chike Oti, who confirmed Rotimi’s death, said the command would investigate the matter to unravel the motive behind the baale’s action.

He said, “We are investigating the matter to find out what transpired between the man and his wife before the incident happened. They were having family issues, which led the woman to the block industry to destroy things.

“We want to know whether what the man did was a reaction to what his wife did. We believe there is more to the ‘accident’ than meets the eye because there was an altercation between them before the incident occured.”

The PPRO added that the case had been transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba.

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