Mother of 4 kills husband over
N100 in Ilorin

Tragedy struck, yesterday, at Oloje area of
Ilorin when a housewife simply identified as
Mariam allegedly struck her bricklayer
husband to death with a stick following
altercations between them over N100.
It was gathered that the woman, a mother of
four all late, had recently returned into her
matrimonial home after she parted ways with
her husband following irreconcilable
differences.
The incident which occurred yesterday, had
since thrown the community into mourning as
sympathisers thronged the deceased’s
compound.
An eye-witness told newsmen that their
relationship went sour again yesterday
morning, leading to a hot argument between
them over N100 which the woman was said to
have demanded from the husband.
The deceased,the source added, was said to
have told the wife that he had no money
which did not go down well with the wife
thereby degenerating into a hot argument
between them.
During the process, the wife was said to have
picked a stick and hit the husband on his
head and he fainted.
He was immediately rushed to a nearby
private hospital where he was pronounced
dead.
As the news of the man’s death filtered in,the
woman on realising the gravity of the incident
was said to have locked herself up in a room
and inflicted wounds on her body using a
razor blade.
To avert another tragedy, residents of the
area, according to sources, forced the door
open and dragged the culprit out naked
before the police were invited to effect her
arrest.
When newsmen visited the decease ‘s family
compound,family members and resident of
the area maintained sealed leaps.

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