A woman, Mrs Janet (surname withheld) was on Tuesday arrested by detectives of Oyo State Police Command, after her lover, Mr Olubunmi (surname withheld) was found dead by the window outside her room where she was residing at Kajola Community, Apete, Ibadan.
Nigerian Tribune learnt that it was the woman’s lover who went to report the incident at Apete police station.
Aside the man’s lifeless body, his Hyundai vehicle was also sighted on the roadside at the entry into the community where the woman resides.
Found in the deceased’s pocket were his car key, mobile phone and some amount of cash, while a mark, suspected to be as a result of violence, was also noticed on his forehead.
Information gathered had it that the deceased, a clerk at a popular law chamber (name withheld) at Adamasingba area of Ibadan, was married, but had been having an affair with the woman who was a food vendor in the same area where the deceased worked.
It was further learnt that Mr Olubunmi used to bring the lover to her home at Kajola Community, Apete before leaving for his family home at Ologuneru area.
On Monday evening, as usual, Mr Olubunmi brought Mrs Janet home and and later left for his home, according to Mrs Janet.
The woman lover claimed that she called deceased’s number to know if he had got home but he was unreachable.
The following morning, she said that she saw her lover’s car by the road side at the entry point to the community where she lives when going out, and the car door was not locked.
His body was however discovered at the back of the lover’s window, with a wound on his forehead. His car key, phone and money were found intact in his pocket.
Unconfirmed reports had it that the deceased, suspected Mrs Janet of having an affair with another man, and had pretended as if he was leaving, but returned to the house, only to have his suspicion confirmed as he allegedly met another man.
She was also alleged of having other lovers where the deceased worked. However, the woman denied the allegations.
Nigerian Tribune further learnt that as a large crowd gathered around the police station where the woman was detained, the deceased’s wife who came with tears and anger, accused the woman lover of killing her husband despite several warnings that she should halt the relationship when she (the wife) discovered.
The legal practitioners working at the law chamber were also reported to have come to the police station, with a vow to get the mystery behind the staff’s death unravelled.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State Command, CSP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the story when contacted, saying that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Iyaganku, Ibadan, for further investigation.