GRAPHIC: Read Man’s Excuse For Killing Wife and Decapitating Her Corpse

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Shakiru Bello, a Lagos based driver was arrested for allegedly killing his wife Sherifat. Thereafter, he cut her body in pieces and fled to Ibadan.

The Policemen of Badia Division, led by Talabi Segun, recovered Sherifat’s head and neck in  Yaba, while other parts of her body were found in an uncompleted building on Moshalashi Street, Somolu.

A Police source suggested that he might not have acted alone after discovering her privates were missing.

Punch, reports that Sherifat and Bello, were married for over nine years, before they separated in July 2016. The victim who is a mother of 3 was said to have demanded money from Bello, for the upkeep of their children. The two allegedly met somewhere and Sherifat, failed to return back home.

The suspect narrated the incident saying:

“After we separated, I secretly reconciled with her and we started meeting. On the average, I gave her N15,000 in a week. On that Monday, she called me that she needed money and we agreed to meet.

“I gave her N10,000 that evening. She later begged me to accompany her to Lagos Island where her niece was admitted in a hospital. We took a motorcycle and were on the ‘Third Mainland Bridge’ when a truck hit us from behind.

“I took her to my house on Olaleye Street, Somolu, around 12am. I went out to get her balm and some drugs. Unfortunately, she died. I was afraid of her father, who didn’t want to see us together.

Also, I couldn’t report to the police, so I decided to put her body in a sack and dispose of it. When it was not going into the sack, I cut off her arms, head, legs and other parts.”

The victim’s father Akeem, said when he learnt his daughter was missing, he immediately called Bello and he claimed he did not know her whereabouts. He said:

“He told us he was at a traditional healing home in Ibadan where he was receiving treatment for an accident. When we got there, the owner of the home denied seeing him.

We went to his mother’s house and she said she was coming out to see us. We later noticed she had sneaked out through the back door and escaped.

The police should arrest all those involved in the killing. I want justice for her. It is unfortunate that my daughter has three children for him.”

The state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, has directed that the suspect be prosecuted at the end of investigations.

Photo Credit: Punch