A 33-year-old housewife, Comfort Tinubu, allegedly stabbed her 39-year-old husband, Olusegun Tinubu, to death in Ibadan, during a misunderstanding, the police have said.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Oyo State, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident on Friday in Ibadan.
Osifeso said that investigation was ongoing in the case.
“The case is under investigation at the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department.
“Updates will be provided accordingly,” Osifeso said.
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The couple got married three years ago and lived at Gbeyi in Adegbayi area of Ibadan.
The marriage is blessed with two children.
Sources said that the husband and wife started argument around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, and the woman allegedly locked the husband out of their bedroom.
“This resulted in a fight during which the wife stabbed the husband on the back, and he later died from the wound” a source alleged.
He said that the alleged murder was initially reported at Gbagi Police Station.
