17-Year-Old Wife Kills Husband To Be With Her Boyfriend

17-year-old Kwenume Ojo has been arrested by the police in Yaba Lagos for allegedly poisoning and killing her husband Jimoh Ojo.

The Punch reports:

Kwenume put poison in her husband’s soft drink and forced it down his throat while he slept on the bed. The 17-year-old suspect took the poison from a relative of her boyfriend after she was forced to marry Jimoh.

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.”

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.

Kwenume later 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.

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.”