A heartless husband has stabbed his pregnant wife to death in Lagos state over a disagreement before running away.
Omlaja and wife Mrs. Titilayo Shodipo
A Redeemed Christian Church of God choir mistress, Mrs. Titilayo Shodipo who was three months pregnant has been brutally murdered by her husband in Lagos State.
According to Punch, the four children of the couple were forced to
sleep outside after the police locked up the house of the couple shortly
after the incident on Monday. The children of the couple slept in the
open air after their father disappeared after the murder.
It was gathered that Titilayo and her husband, Omolaja, had been
married for over seven years and had four children together. The
couple's relationship was fraught with disagreements, which often
resulted in fights.
It was said that Titilayo, who was said to be a choir mistress at a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, however, refused to quit the marriage.
Residents stated that on Monday, there was another disagreement
between the couple, during which her husband stabbed her with a sharp
object.
Neighbours, who visited the scene, were said to have found her
remains and alerted policemen from the Owutu division, who removed the
corpse. Titilayo, who came from the Republic of Benin, was pregnant with
another baby when she was killed.
A resident said, “She was three months pregnant at the time of
the incident. Her mother, who kept lamenting the incident, also
confirmed it when she came to the scene. The unfortunate part of the
story was that after the police removed the corpse and locked up their
house, their four children had nowhere to go. They slept outside in the
open. The eldest of them is just five-year-old; others are four, three
and two years. ”
The resident, who did not want to be identified, asked the Lagos
State Government to take charge of the children. According to Punch,
Omolaja, an indigene of Ogun State, had yet to be apprehended.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde
Famous-Cole, said it was normal for the police to cordon off crime
scenes, adding that it was unfortunate that the children were affected.
He promised to brief our correspondent on the update of the case
after speaking with the Owutu Divisional Police Officer. He had yet to
do so as of the time of filing this report.
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