The man, who allegedly killed his wife in the Egbeda area of Lagos state, Lekan Shonde and went into hiding, had attempted to flee to Benin Republic where he hoped to proceed to Ghana to avoid being arrested for his alleged crime.
He on Monday, surrendered himself to the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command.
The Kwara State-born suspect, who denied killing his wife, insisted that she was hypertensive and that his wife was his most prized possession hence could not have killed her. He said death was his last intention for her.
Reports say immediately Lekan arrived the Command, he uttered: “I wish death would take me right now.”
While Lekan was in hiding, he reportedly attempted to flee to the Benin Republic where he hoped to proceed to Ghana, but all his moves were reportedly trailed by the Police, until he was forced to make a U-turn from Ondo State.
Lekan was said to have sent a message via WhatsApp to one of his friends announcing his intention to commit suicide, in order to end the whole matter, Vanguard reports.
The conversation dated May 7, 2016 read: “I want to die. Pls help me, I can’t face the Police or cell, they will kill me.”
Lekan, however, sent another text, yesterday morning, to this same friend saying, “Morning, Senior Sunday, thanks for everything you have done. I want to go to the CP’s office now.
“You are the only one that advised me not to kill myself. I will respect you till I die.
“I never killed my wife,” the message read.
Upon interrogation at the Command, Lekan insisted he did not kill his wife, although he admitted that there was a quarrel between them a day before she died over infidelity on the part of his late wife.
Lekan said, “The cause of the quarrel was over infidelity. I over-heard her discussing on phone with one Kayode, who was her boss and lover. I never killed my wife.
“We had a normal quarrel after she owned up that she had a man friend. We didn’t talk over-night.
“She held my legs begging, as I was leaving the house that morning. And I pushed her away. As I left the house my son bolted the door behind me.
“Later, our nanny called to alert me of what had happened. I immediately called my landlady’s daughter, who confirmed that my wife was dead and as I was rushing back home, neighbours called to inform me that policemen were there that I should run away. That was why I ran away.
“I loved my wife; all my accounts are in her name. I bought her two cars and would not have wished for a better person as a wife. I did not kill her. She was hypertensive.”
Lekan, who was said to have spoken to a national daily from his hiding on Sunday, said “I never spoke with any journalist until now. The media misquoted me.”
He further disclosed that while in hiding, he contacted his late wife’s alleged lover to inform him of the trouble he had put his entire family into.
“I called Kayode and said ‘hope you have succeeded in ruining my marriage,’ and he apologized to me.”
One Gbenga Soloki, friend of the suspect who was present at the command, demanded for forensic investigation.
Soloki said: “When we got the information, as law abiding citizens, we asked him to come out of hiding. I know him as a gentle man; his account proved it, but unfortunately, his wife is not alive to state her side of the story.”
Meanwhile, the Manager Public and Government Affairs, Mobil Oil, Akin Fatunke, has denied that Lekan ever worked with the organisation.
“We don’t have any member of staff by name Lekan Shonde in our Apapa depot, it is obviously an error,” Fatunke stated.
Source: Daily Post.
