A socialite and petrol station owner in Akure, Mr Sesan Adelabu, popularly known as Emirate, has reportedly macheted his wife to death and committed suicide by drinking sniper, an insect-killing substance.
It was gathered that the incident happened on Friday in the Alagbaka area of Akure, Ondo State capital.
His body and that of his wife were deposited in the morgue.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adelabu was the owner of the Emirate filling stations in Akure.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said the command had commenced investigation into the matter.
She said that the Commissioner of Police, Abayomi Oladapo, had ordered homicide section to take over the case.
According to the PPRO, on Feb. 9, a distress call was received by the police of ‘A’ Division Akure, by men of Special Protection Unit over alleged murder and suicide of a socialite and petrol…
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