Police in Oyo State have arrested a 37-year old driver, Morenikeji Adeyemi, who allegedly killed his employer’s wife, Oyewumi Ayanwale, to protest his sack.
Mr Adeyemi, who was paraded on Friday in Ibadan, said he was upset after being sacked without a reason.
He said he had been working for his employer for four years.
“I was hurt when my boss sacked me. That time, my wife just had her baby and because there was no income anymore, we lost the baby.
“My boss’s wife had once told me about her spiritual challenges, and I had promised to take her to a place for prayers.
“We took her car and along the way, she said she was pressed, so, she went into the bush, I followed her and strangulated her by the river in the bush,” Adeyemi said.
Oyo police commissioner, Shina Olukolu, said the suspect was arrested at Sango Ota in Ogun State where he had relocated to after the incident.
