17 year old wife poisons husband to be with boyfriend in Lagos......SEE OHOTO

Firstclass newsline learnt that Beninoise, Kwenume Ojo, aka Abiodun,
has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for
allegedly killing her husband, Jimoh Ojo, 32, in the Yaba area of the
state.
Firstclass newsline learnt that Kwenume put poison in her husband's
soft drink and forced it down his throat while he slept on the bed.
Firstclass newsline learnt that the 17-year-old suspect took the
poison from a relative of her boyfriend after she was forced to marry
Jimoh.
The incident happened on Friday on Apolo Street, the Makoko area of Lagos.
When firstclass newsline crew visited the area, he met a crowd of
residents and family members who said the victim's corpse had been
deposited in a mortuary.
It was learnt that the suspect had been arrested by policemen from the
Adekunle Police Division.
Jimoh's in-law, Rotimi Akinlagun, explained that the deceased was
retarded, which made it difficult for him to get a wife.
He said his marriage to Kwenume was arranged by the two families.
He said, "Jimoh was a carpenter. When he was born, he fell sick and
that affected his health as he became retarded.
"When he became mature, we decided to get him a wife. We started
asking around for anybody who could give him a wife.
"Kwenume's father heard and he contacted Jimoh's family. He gave them
Kwenume to become Jimoh's wife. She had no choice in the matter."
Firstclass newsline learnt that Kwenume's father took the decision to
prevent her from marrying her boyfriend, who he did not like.
The dislike, it was gathered, stemmed from the maltreatment of
Kwenume's sister, who was married into the boyfriend's family.
"She was brought to me and we took her to Jimoh's hometown in Yewa,
Ogun State. He was going there to make love with her. After six
months, she became pregnant and we brought her back to Lagos State.
"The couple moved into a new apartment to start a new family. Their
apartment was close to my house so I could monitor them. Abiodun
(Kwenume) was assisting my wife to sell food at her canteen," Rotimi
added.
Firstclass newsline learnt that after giving birth to a baby girl,
christened Hannah, the suspect became attracted to her former
boyfriend and she started visiting him.
She was said to have met his elder brother, Wensu, an herbalist, who
allegedly gave her the poison to put in her hubby's drink so she could
marry the unidentified boyfriend.
Jimoh's elder sister, Modupe Akinlagun, said the victim had returned
from work on the fateful Friday and visited her shop to get food.
She said, "He dished the food himself and ate. After eating, I asked
him to go home and rest. When his wife returned from an errand I sent
her, I asked her to also return home with her baby.
"I was still there when his wife came to call me that he had slumped
in the toilet.
"When we got there, people had surrounded him and were pouring palm
oil into his mouth. He was vomiting the oil and a white substance. He
kept saying, 'Iya Hannah has killed me, she opened my mouth and poured
drug inside.'
"Iya Hannah (Kwenume) denied Jimoh's accusation, but he insisted that
she forced the poison down his throat."
Another relative explained that Kwenume put the poison in a bottle of
drink that the victim had brought home to share with her.
He said, "They usually shared their food and drinks together. After he
finished eating at the canteen that day, he bought a bottle of drink
and drank half. He took the remaining home to share with his wife.
"It was when she returned that she put the poison in the drink. She
then forced it down his throat."
Modupe's husband said Jimoh died around 11.30pm on Friday.
He said the community elders took Kwenume aside to press her for
information on where she got the poison.
He said after some time, she confessed to the crime, adding that she
collected the poison from her boyfriend's brother who lived in the
Sogunro, Iwaya area of the state.
He said, "Around 3am on Saturday, a policeman, together with some of
our people went to get the man."
The two suspects were said to have been kept till dawn until a team of
policemen from the Adekunle division arrived in six vans.
Firstclass newsline learnt that some youths attempted to lynch both
suspects, but for the intervention of the policemen.
The traditional ruler of the Egun community, Seriki Dito, urged the
police to do a thorough investigation and punish the culprits.
He appealed to governmental and non-governmental organisations, to
assist in taking care of the couple's child, Hannah.
He said, "This is something that has shaken our community terribly. We
want the government to give the deceased justice. We also want help
for the girl because she is almost an orphan now."
The Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the
incident, adding that it had been transferred to the Department of
Criminal Investigation.
He said, "The woman and her accomplice are in custody. The case has
been transferred to the DCI for investigation."
Firstclassnewsline.net