A middle-aged man has reportedly fled after allegedly killing his wife, Mrs Christianah Kutelu, in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The deceased, said to be a staff member of a special needs school, died on Wednesday in circumstances suspected to be linked to domestic violence.
Sources in the community disclosed that the suspect allegedly conveyed the victim’s remains to a morgue shortly after the incident before escaping to an unknown destination.
Family members were said to have alerted the police, expressing suspicion over the husband’s possible involvement in her death.
Confirming the development, the spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, DSP Jimoh Abayomi, said an investigation had been launched into the incident.
“The case was reported at the Ikare Division by a family member who alleged that the deceased’s husband may have been involved in acts of domestic violence leading to her death,” he said.
Abayomi added that the suspect had absconded, noting that efforts were ongoing to track him down.
“The husband is currently at large, and efforts are ongoing to locate and apprehend him. The corpse has been deposited in the hospital morgue for autopsy to determine the actual cause of death,” he stated.
The police assured that the matter would be thoroughly investigated and that justice would be served.
