Police have arrested father and son identified as Chizoke Obiadada, 54, and Micheal Obiadada, 17, for allegedly beating a ponmo seller identified as Tope Owoade, 43; an action that resulted in the latter’s death.

It was learnt that an altercation erupted between the woman and her assailants, who happened to be her neighbours, and it snowballed into a fight when she attempted to stop them from sitting on a table she uses for selling ponmo.

It was further gathered that during the fight, the Obiadadas allegedly attacked the woman, hitting her with multiple blows and inflicting her with injuries.

She died hours later following profuse bleeding from her womb and private part, according to Superintendent of Police (SP) Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident in a release yesterday.

SP Odutola said the incident occurred on March 28 and was reported to the police the following day by the husband of the deceased, Mr. Isiaka Owoade.

“The Divisional Police Officer of OGIJO has received a complaint from one Isiaka Owoade “m” a husband of one Tope Owoade now deceased.

“He narrated that on the 29th of March, 2024 when he returned from a journey, his late wife informed him that the previous day which was the 28th of March, 2024, at about 2030hrs, one Chizoke Obiadada “m”54 years and his son one Micheal Obiadada “m” 17 years, his known neighbours beat his wife and hit her with fist blows, beating her up mercilessly and inflicting fatal injuries on his wife, which resulted in her bleeding severely from the womb and in her private part when she cautioned the duo not to sit on the work table she uses in selling edible animal skin.

“He stated that his wife was rushed to Main Frame private hospital and Kunle Hospital Atan Agowa, but she was rejected.

“He further stated that his wife gave up the ghost while she was being taken to a government hospital.

“Immediately the report was taken, the Divisional Police Officer arrested the culprits and they are currently undergoing preliminary investigations.