In Ondo State, the Nigeria Police Force has initiated an extensive search operation for Tayeolu Solomon, who stands accused of using a pestle to fatally assault her 67-year-old husband, Felix Solomon.
The Ondo State Police Public Relation Officer, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, has confirmed that the command is actively pursuing the suspect and anticipates her imminent arrest.
According to Odunlami, “The incident happened last week when the couple had a fight but the suspect is currently at large. We are already on her trail.”
The tragic event unfolded in the GRA area of Ondo town, the state capital, where Tayelolu, who had been entangled in a prolonged dispute with her spouse, reportedly struck him with a pestle while he was asleep.
Ibukun Solomon, the son of the deceased and an eyewitness to the incident, affirmed that his mother allegedly used the pestle to strike his father’s head and then fled. He also revealed that the couple had engaged in a heated argument earlier on the fateful day.
Ibukun recounted, “My mother killed my father with a pestle in my presence and took to her heels. She used the pestle to hit his head when he was asleep. Earlier on the fateful day, a minor argument had ensued between them that resulted in a fight. After the fight, my father went to lie on the chair, and my mother hit his head with the pestle.”
“He became unconscious in the process and fell down from where he was sleeping. My mother used the pestle to hit my father’s head three times, and he later died. When my mother saw that my father was already unconscious, she hid the pestle at the back of our house and ran away. I alerted some of the residents, who rushed my father to the hospital. But he later died. His corpse has been deposited at the morgue. My mother had three children for my father, and I’m the last child.”
| Sahara Reporters
