Anthony Iwuoma
A 35-year-old man, identified as Eluyera Wasiu, and his accomplice, one Adeniyi Samuel, is now telling the operatives of the Ogun State Police Command all they know about the plot to kill his pregnant wife, 29.
The Command’s spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a press statement he issued on Monday in Abeokuta, the state capital.
According to Oyeyemi
The DPO of Ogijo division, CSP Muhammed Baba, upon receiving a distress call, responded promptly and detailed his men to the scene, where the two suspects were arrested.
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“It was during interrogation to know the cause of the fight that Adeniyi Samuel opened up and informed the police that Eluyera Wasiu contracted him to kill his pregnant wife, one Bola Taiwo,” the statement said.
“He stated further that Eluyera Wasiu promised to give him N10,000 for the job, out of which he already gave him N5,000, to pay the balance on completion of the job.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that Wasiu Eluyera was married to Bola Taiwo but they got separated due to irreconcilable differences. Wasiu later got married to another woman who is presently living with him.
“But somehow, he met with his former wife and they started going out together again which resulted in pregnancy. In order not to upset his new wife, Wasiu asked Bola Taiwo to terminate the pregnancy, a suggestion that was rejected by Bola Taiwo.
“Having tried all he could to abort the pregnancy to no avail, Wasiu Eluyera decided to eliminate the woman and the pregnancy.
“In his confessional statement, he stated that he had twice bought food for her from one eatery and laced the food with poison, but the lady by providence did not eat the food.
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“It was when all his personal efforts to kill her failed that he contracted Adeniyi Taiwo to help him eliminate her. He confessed further that, he personally took Adeniyi to the woman’s house, and he gave him her picture for easy identification.
“But when he didn’t carry out the assignment as agreed, he demanded for the refund of the advance payment he made to him, and his refusal led to the fight which eventually led to their arrest.”
The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Lanre Bankole, has waded into the matter by ordering a full scale investigation and to arraign and them thereafter.