The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man who assaulted his ex-wife, alleging that she marked their children for spiritual protection.
Morekeji “Keji” Olamilekan’s attack on ex-wife Mary Ololuwa resulted in her hospitalization (read here).
Keji was apprehended by witnesses after the assault and handed over to the police.
Confirming Keji’s arrest, the command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that a case of domestic violence was reported to the Owode Onirin Police Division on Thursday, Jan. 25, at about 3 p.m. by the victim.
Sympathizers brought the bleeding victim to the station, where she reported the injuries allegedly inflicted by the suspect.
Hundeyin indicated that the victim recounted the incident to the police, revealing that her ex-husband, Olamilekan Morekeji, attacked her around Bako Estate, at Weighbridge Ajegunle, when she was going to her shop.
According to the victim, her ex-husband struck her on the head with a large stone after she responded to his inquiry about their children in a way that angered him.
The suspect is in police custody, and the stones used in the assault have been recovered as evidence.
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Hundeyin mentioned that the case would be transferred to the Gender Unit of the command for further investigation.