A 46-year-old farmer, Olubusayo Sunday, beheaded his wife and daughter,
before taking his own life Wednesday in Onigbedu town in Ewekoro Local
Government Area of Ogun State, police said.
While confirming the
incident on Thursday, the Ogun State Police Command said the incident
has been traced to a dispute between the man and his late wife. The Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said investigations are ongoing.
“The
man beheaded his wife and daughter in his Onigbedu house, and committed
suicide by stabbing and setting himself ablaze after the ugly incident
at about 1315hrs,” Mr. Adejobi said.
He said the man’s attempt to
commit suicide was noticed when he stabbed himself and wanted to jump
into a well near his house having set fire on himself. He was prevented
and rescued by neighbours who later realized he had murdered his family.
The Command spokesman said after the rescue, the man was rushed to hospital where died.
Mr.
Adejobi said statements made by the man before he died suggested there
was a quarrel between the man and his wife, Oyewole Sunday, 40. Their
daughter was three years old, police said.
The police added that a
knife and one blood-stained cutlass, suspected to have been the murder
weapons, were recovered from the house.
“The Commissioner of
Police Ogun State, Ikemefuna Okoye, was taken aback when he received the
report of the ugly incident and has directed that the matter be
transferred to the department of criminal investigation Eleweran,
Abeokuta for thorough investigation,” Mr. Adejobi said.
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