One John Onyeme, of Ladi-Lak in the Bariga area of Lagos State, has reportedly beat his wife, Esther Onyeme, to death over allegations of adultery and accusations of starving him of sex.
According to neighbours, John always quarrelled with his wife, which forced her to move out of the house where she stayed with the husband and her three children to a church.
John reportedly went to the church on Friday, January 31, 2020, and beat Esther to a pulp, which led to her being hospitalised at a private health facility in the community where she died three days later.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, DSP Bala Elkana, who confirmed the incident, said the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, for further investigation.
He said one Apostle Friday Ugorji reported at the police station that anoit 9am on January 31, one Esther Onyeme, a deaconess in his church, informed him that her estranged husband, one John Onyeme, beat her to the point of death.
According to him, the pastor said he rushed Esther to the hospital for treatment, but that about 10:30am on February 3, she gave up the ghost.
” The corpse has been deposited at the Mainland General Hospital Mortuary for autopsy, while the suspect is in police custody.”, the PPRO said.
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