60-year-old man beats wife to death over promiscuity

A sexagenarian, Saka Olainukan, was on Wednesday brought before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly beating his wife to death.

Olainukan, 60, whose plea was not taken appeared on a charge of murder.

Magistrate Tolu Idowu ordered that Olainukan should be remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons, pending an advice from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions.

Earlier, Sgt. Jimah Iseghede told the court that the accused committed the offence on July 21 at 3.30am at No. 10, Razak St., Ajegunle, Lagos.

He alleged that the accused had beaten his younger wife Mekuleyi Mekuleyi, 36, to death for being troublesome and promiscuous.

The offence contravened Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 which stipulates a death sentence for offenders.

The matter was adjourned until October 30.