Father and son arrested for allegedly beating neigbour to death in Ogun

The Ogun State Police command announced on Saturday that they have apprehended a man named Chizoke Obiadada, aged 54, along with his 17-year-old son, Micheal Obiadada for assaulting one Tope Owoade, resulting in her unfortunate demise.

The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, revealed this information in a statement shared with reporters in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State.

According to Odutola, the disagreement between the deceased and the suspects arose from a dispute over sitting on a “worktable.”

The statement reads, “successive uncontrollable anger and arguments which snowballed into a quarrel, over sitting on a“worktable“ belonging to one Tope Owoade “f” now deceased. 

“A table, the victim uses in selling “Pomo” stemmed an altercation for preventing her neighours from sitting on her work table causing a misunderstanding that has led to the ultimately death of one Tope Owoade “f” 43yrs.

“The Divisional Police Officer of OGIJO has received a complaint from one Isiaka Owoade “m” a husband of one Tope  Owoade now deceased.

“He narrated that on the 29th of March, 2024 when he returned from a journey his late wife informed him that on the previous day which was the 28th of March, 2024 at about 2030hrs one Chizoke Obiadada “m”54 years and his son one Micheal Obiadada “m” 17 years, his known neighbours hacked his wife in fits blows, beating her up mercilessly, by inflicting fatal injuries on his wife which resulted in her bleeding severely from the womb and in her private part. When she cautioned the duo not to sit on the work table she uses in selling edible animal skin.

“He stated that his wife was rushed to Main Frame private hospital and Kunle hospital Atan Agowa, and she was rejected.

“He further stated that his wife gave up the ghost while she was being taken to a government hospital.

“Immediately he got the report, the Divisional Police Officer arrested the culprits and are currently undergoing preliminary investigations.

“The case will be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.

“Meanwhile, effort is ongoing to deposit the deceased in OOUTH Sagamu morgue for post mortem  examination”