Father of five allegedly kills wife for money ritual
A
bizarre incident occurred yesterday at Araromi Street in the densely populated
Oshodi area of Lagos, following the killing of a mother of five by her husband.
The suspect, Sogei Jafairu, who hails from Etsako Central Local Government Area
of Edo state, was suspected to have committed the act for ritual purpose.
He
was said to have returned home Thursday evening, after spending one week
outside. His unsuspecting wife, Roselyn , who was a trader at Ijora market,
prepared food for members of the family.
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But the food was alleged to have been
poisoned by her husband, who also ate with her. At about 1am, Jafaru was said
to have been seen pacing around his one room and parlour apartment. He was said
to have also been sighted licking some black substance suspected to be
concoction to neutralise the poisoned food he ate with his wife. Thereafter, he
allegedly slit his wife’s throat with a knife, while she was sleeping. Saturday
Vanguard gathered that he attempted to stuff the lifeless body inside a
container when he suddenly started vomiting. One of their children, Richmond
Sogei (16) narrated the incident when Vanguard visited. He said “My daddy and
mummy never ate together since I grew up knowing them as my parents.
We only
saw them eating together for the very first time yesterday (Thursday) .Mummy
came back from the market with some drinks she said we would use to celebrate
Children’s Day today (yesterday) “We were surprised when we saw them eating
beans and garri from same plate but concluded that it could be as a result of
my kid sister’s birthday that was celebrated same day.We all went to bed without
any thought of the unexpected. But at 3am my daddy woke me up and instructed me
to go and meet my mum in the bedroom. I left the sitting room where I slept
with my aunt and three siblings. As I was going to urinate, I saw daddy
vomiting in the bathroom. I went outside to urinate and when I came back, I saw
him lying down in the bathroom. When I flashed the torchlight, I noticed that
he was vomiting some black substance. He also excreted on himself. Out of fear,
I rushed to wake my aunt up to assist daddy. I also told her to wake mummy up
to come and help daddy but she said that mummy was not responding. When I went
inside and flashed my torchlight at her, I saw that the bed she laid on was
socked with blood. On closer observation, I discovered a deep cut on her throat
and passed out. “Daddy initially said somebody broke into the room and killed
mummy but we discovered that the gate was locked. Later he said I was the one
that killed my mummy. How can I kill a mother that has been playing the role of
a father to us?.
She was even sponsoring my elder brother, Collins who just
gained admission into the University. She was the bread winner. Twice, we have
been sent packing by our landlords at Michael and Banjoko streets because daddy
could not pay the rent. Why would anyone think of killing such person? “, he
asked, crying. Vanguard also gathered that the suspect had been beating the
deceased before the incident occurred. On one of the occasions, she had
threatened to quit the marriage. A relative of the deceased, Feronica Imomoh,
revealed that the suspect accused his wife of infidelity. She said: “Our family
had warned him to stop beating my sister . He does not have any job, she was
the one feeding him and paying the rent.
Anytime she collected gifts from her relatives, he would quarrel with
her, accusing her of sleeping with men. T
here was a time he took him to our
village in Edo State to swear before a shrine that she was not cheating on him.
Just yesterday (Thursday) he demanded N10, 000 from her. She promised to raise
the money by borrowing from her friends”. Jafaru who attempted to escape was
apprehended by sympathisers until the arrival of policemen from Akinpelu who
whisked him away and removed the corpse. Meanwhile, all apartments and shops at
the two storey building located were under lock and key, as their occupants
have fled, for fear of being arrested by the police. When contacted, Deputy
Spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Chukwuma Ozoani, a Deputy
Superintendent of Police said that the suspect had been transferred to the
State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further
investigation. He said:”It was a murder case and the husband was suspected to
be under the influence of drug. The case has been transferred to the SCID and
investigation has commenced.”
Vanguard
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