A 40-year-old lawyer, Abayomi Oladire, has been reportedly stabbed by his client’s husband, Kunle Kuteyi, for assisting his wife to file a divorce suit against him.
The lawyer was stabbed in various parts of his body with a broken bottle by the suspect who accosted him while on his way to his sister’s baby naming ceremony in Ondo West Local Council of Ondo State.
According to sources in the area, Kuteyi had accused Oladire of allegedly having an affair with his wife to the extent of helping her file for divorce against him.
A resident in the area, who gave his name as Seyi, stated that after the suspect fled the scene of the crime, the victim, who was bleeding profusely, was rescued by sympathisers who took him to the hospital for treatment.
He said: “We saw the two standing together, and later the suspect hugged the victim and pushed him away. The next thing we saw was the suspect bringing out a broken bottle and starting to stab the victim.”
While recounting what happened, the victim said: “The wife of the suspect brought a judgement to me and said her husband was ordered to pay N2 million by the court to a complainant in a case instituted against them. After going through the judgement, I observed that both the husband and wife were asked to pay N2 million each, and I explained this to her.
“She went to the complainant’s lawyer and paid the said amount. Then, she later asked me to prepare divorce papers because her husband had lied to her about the case. When I prepared the divorce papers, she later came back to me, that she was no longer interested because her husband’s family had intervened and begged her to forgive him.
“I told her that I would inform the judge on the next adjournment date. On the day of the incident, I was going to my sister’s baby naming ceremony when I saw the suspect. He said he had been looking for me because I prepared divorce papers for his wife.
“He accused me of dating her and of preparing a divorce letter for her. But I explained to him that his wife had told me she was no longer interested in the divorce and that we were going to withdraw the case on the next adjournment date.
“The suspect hugged me and bit me on the jaw, then brought out a broken bottle and started stabbing me. All I could do was guard myself to prevent him from stabbing me in the neck or other dangerous parts of my body.
“In the course of performing my legal duty by preparing a divorce for his wife, the suspect attempted to kill me by stabbing me viciously. He is walking freely in the town, and all the police stations in Ondo can’t arrest him.”
When contacted, the police command disclosed that the suspect is on the run but will soon be apprehended.