Justice Josephine Oyefeso of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Friday convicted and sentenced a depot worker in the Apapa area of Lagos State, Olalekan Shonde to death by hanging for the murder of his wife, Ronke.
Justice Oyefeso condemned the 51-year-old man to death after finding him guilty of a one count charge of murder brought against him by the Lagos State government.
The convict, who was arraigned before the court on October 24, 2017 on a one charge of murder by the Lagos State government, had pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecution team led by Y.G. Osuala had alleged that Shonde committed the offence at about 8.30 p.m. on May 5, 2016 at his residence at No. 3, Tiemo Close, Egbeda, in Lagos.
The state had also alleged that the convict was involved in a fight with his banker wife, which led to her death.
The convict was said to have fled after the death of the deceased, leaving his children and his wife’s corpse in the living room.
The alleged…
