Men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 50-year-old pastor, Isaac Akinbola, and two women for allegedly assaulting his wife, leading to the death of an eight-month-old baby, Obadiah Akinbola in Ijebu area of the state.
The suspects, Pastor Isaac Akinbola, Esther Olowolayemo, and Oluwakemi Oshinbajo were arrested after the Pastor’s wife, Dasola reported at Awa Ijebu divisional headquarters that her husband came home in the company of two women to beat her up.
The victim had told the Divisional Police Officer, Awa Ijebu division, Mr Adewalehinmi Joshua that she had a disagreement with her husband who she accused of having illicit affairs with some female members of the church.
She explained that her eight months old baby, Obadiah Akinbola, fell while the women that her husband had contacted was beating her.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement in Abeokuta.
Mr Oyeyemi said the baby was taken to a private hospital where it was discovered that the baby had internal injury which he sustained when he fell from his mother’s hands during the scuffle.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation with the view of arraigning them in court as soon as the investigation was concluded.
Olusegun Folarin
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