A murderer, Ismail Yakubu, says a prophet of God advised him to kill his wife because she was the cause of his problems.
Yakubu was arrested after he butchered his wife, Silifat Yakubu, and
dumped her in a river in the neighbourhood. He confessed to the police
that a certain prophet told him that his wife was using his star, which
made it impossible for him to progress in life.
The incident happened around Araromi Ale-Olorunda Local Council
Development Area of Lagos State.
An eyewitness say the victim was
thought to have been used for rituals, due to the absence of her eyes,
breasts and uterus, when her corpse was found.
Iya Korede, a woman who resides beside the victim’s shop, revealed
that the deceased was the one who built the house they resided in and
had also bought him a bus for commercial purpose.
“Most of the people in the area do not know her husband because he
goes early to work and comes back late. But his wife is a very hard
working woman. She built the house they live in. As if that was not
enough, she bought a commercial bus for him. What else does he want? If
he was tired of the marriage, he should have driven her away instead of
killing her. The world is truly a wicked place. How can a man kill his
own wife? The same woman who bore him three male children, for goodness
sake? It is only God that will save us.”
Meanwhile, the Lagos Police spokesperson, DSP Kenneth Nwosu,
disclosed that the murderer was presently in police custody, adding the
investigation into the crime was ongoing.