Mysterious Death: Husband,Junior Wife And Their 3 Kids Die

The Ogun State Police command are yet to unravel the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of one Aliu Adeoye, his junior wife and her three children in their home in Abeokuta, the state capital, about two weeks ago.

Before the unfortunate incident, Adeoye, who is a surveyor, lived with his two wives and their six children in a bungalow at the Sabo area of Abeokuta.

It was gathered by Daily Sun that on the day of the incident, Adeoye, his junior wife and their three children slept together in the same room while the senior wife and her three children slept in another room. The following morning, Adeoye and his family who slept in the same room were found dead.

Also, a tenant who lived in the house with the family, Egbebi Abiose, was also affected by whatever caused the death of the other five peo­ple though he survived and had to be hospitalized at an undisclosed private hospital in the town.

Meanwhile, nothing happened to the senior wife and her children, which caused commotion in the community as irate youths attempted to lynch her based on allegations that she was responsible for the death of her husband, co-wife and her three children.

But for the prompt intervention of the police, who took her into protective custody, the suspect could have been lynched by the angry mob.

Speaking on the matter, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said after conduct­ing preliminary investigation, they allowed the corpses deposited at the mortuary to be released for burial.

He explained that the police wanted to conduct autopsies on the deceased but the doctors’ strike prevented them from doing so and the family of the deceased, were insisting on the release of the corpses for burial, saying they were not interested in establishing a case with the senior wife or any other person.

“The family was later asked to make a formal request after which we had to release the corpses to them for burial since they said they were not interested in any case,” he said.

The senior wife was however left in protective custo­dy by the police until the threats to her life no longer existed.

Commenting on the incident, the late Adeoye’s younger sister, Mrs. Akerele, said she was yet to come to terms with the reality of her brother’s death, adding that she suspects foul play.

She said: “I may not know who and why my broth­er was killed along with his wife and three children, but I know that his death and those of others were not natural.”