A 46-year-old farmer named Olubusayo Sunday has committed suicide, after beheading his wife and daughter on Wednesday in Onigbedu town in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The reason for his action could not be ascertained though it was traced to a dispute between him and and his late wife.
Olubusayo was said to have stabbed and set himself on fire at about 1.15 p.m., Premium Times reports.
After setting himself ablaze, he attempted jumping into a well near his house. He was however prevented and rescued by neighbours, who later got to find out he had murdered his wife and their 3-year-old daughter.
He was rushed to the hospital but unfortunately, he passed away.
Confirming the incident, the Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi said statements made by the man before he died suggested there was a quarrel between him and his 40-year-old wife, Oyewole Sunday.
According to Muyiwa, a knife and one blood-stained cutlass, suspected to have been the murder weapons, were recovered from the house.
“The Commissioner of Police Ogun State, Ikemefuna Okoye, was taken aback when he received the report of the ugly incident and has directed that the matter be transferred to the department of criminal investigation Eleweran, Abeokuta for thorough investigation,” Mr. Adejobi said.
He added that investigations are ongoing.
