The deceased, Mrs Aolat Muibi who lived opposite the suspect in their family compound in Labo area of Ibadan has been mentally ill for over 20 years and was fond of entering neigbour's house to scatter their properties. This often led to her receiving several beatings from owners of the properties.
On that fateful Sunday, Tayo had come back and met his things in disarray. He was told by other family members that it was Muibi's handwork but she was nowhere to be found. The following day when he got back from work, he saw her and went to confront her. In a bid to frighten her, he picked up a cane and she ran away, only for her to trip and fall at the door.
He said, "On Tuesday, I came from work and saw her at her door but I did not talk to her. It was Wednesday when I returned home from work that I learnt that Mrs Muibi was dead. We all went to the house of the head of the family (Mogaji) to commiserate with him on the loss of a family member. I later heard that her children were saying that I was the one who beat the woman before she died. I quickly went to see one of my customers and was still with him when I received a call from one of my neighbours who told me not to come home as policemen were after me."
Tayo said the cane only hit her once.
When asked how she got the deep gash on her head and several injuries on her body, the suspect said that she probably sustained them from past beatings inflicted on by people whose things she tampered with.
Confirming the incident, the state Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clement Adoda said that the suspect would be charged to court after all investigations had been completed.
(culled from Nigerian Tribune)
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