Man, 45, beats wife to death in Ekiti

A 45-yearold man, Mr. Daramola, is now in police net for allegedly
beating his wife to death at Igbemo-Ekiti community in
Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
Daramola, a motorcycle repairer and farmer, popularly knownas Wasco,
allegedly beat his wife, Mrs Iyabo Daramola, a mother of three
children to death and buried her the same day after the incident to
the chagrin of the people of the community and Iyabo's relations.
The 38-year-old woman met her untimely death on Monday when she
allegedly requested for her food money and the man said he had no
money, but while he was talking, the sum of N38, 000 allegedly fell
from his pocket.
This was said to have led to an argument between them, and the man
began to beat her. A source said as the woman attempted to run away,
the husband took wood and allegedly pursued her and began to beat her,
during which the woman fell down and died.
The sources added that after the incident in their residence at Ijan
Road in Igbemo-Eki, Daramola ran away but the police from Iworoko
police station had moved into area in search of him. Reacting to the
incident, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ekiti State Police
Command, Mr. Victor Babayemi, said he was yet to be briefed on the
incident.
A family member of the deceased and Chairman of the Nigeria Union of
Journalist, NUJ, Ekiti State Council, Laolu Omosiladeconfirmed that
the police had arrested him as at press time.