A husband in Ogun State killed his wife by stabbing her to death because he thought she was having an extramarital affair.
In the Ijebu-Ode region of the state, at their residence in Idekan Farm Settlement, Matthew James murdered his 55-year-old spouse, Etim Mary.
The incident took place around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 16.
An eyewitness told News men that police operatives from the Ijebu-Igbo Division had taken the suspect into custody.
According to the eyewitness, the suspect claimed he and the deceased woman had a “blood covenant” not to betray each other.
The source told the publication, “They had a blood covenant that they would not leave each other. He suspected the wife was having an extramarital affair. The woman had been married before she met James. He married her when the woman was already ageing. She had grown up with children before James married her.
“James is claiming they both had a blood covenant not to leave each other for any reason. He just returned one morning with a machete and hacked the woman to death. He didn’t run away after committing the crime. He just stood beside her after.”
“The body was taken to a general hospital in Ijebu-Igbo, where she was certified dead by a doctor on duty. Her corpse has been deposited at the Alayangbe Private Mortuary in Oke-Agbo, Ijebu-Igbo, for the autopsy.
“We will move the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Abeokuta as soon as the preliminary investigation is concluded.”