A 33-year-old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, has been arrested for allegedly killing her 50-year-old landlord, Monday Surulere Oladele, over a minor disagreement.
The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Sango Ota divisional headquarters by one Olaleye Taiwo.
Taiwo had reported to the Police that his brother, Oladele, had a fight with his tenant over an electricity bill, and in the process, the said tenant grabbed his manhood and dragged him with it.
According to him, the landlord fell to the ground and was rushed to the Ota General Hospital, where he died.
The Police Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said on Tuesday that following the report, the DPO of Ota Division, Saleh Dahiru, led his detectives to the scene, where the suspect was promptly arrested and taken into custody for investigation.
“On interrogation, the suspect claimed that the deceased asked her to pay for the electricity bill, but she insisted that until water is directly connected to her apartment as promised by the landlord before she packed in, she will not pay the electricity or any other utility bill.”
“This led to a scuffle between them, following which the suspect grabbed the manhood of the deceased and dragged him with it.”
“The deceased subsequently slumped, and he was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty,” Oyeyemi said.
He said the corpse has been deposited at the hospital mortuary for a postmortem.
Oyeyemi quoted the Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, as having ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
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