A woman simply identified as Modupe Alasin has died after she was mercilessly beaten by her husband in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State over lateness to farm.
Vanguard reported that according to a witness who pleaded anonymity, the woman screamed and begged for mercy as the husband flogged her repeatedly.
The witness stated, “the woman screamed and begged for mercy,” throughout the prolonged beating.
After a few minutes, the man ordered the woman to get water from the nearby stream but she slumped and died beside it as a result of weakness.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of Ekiti State Police Command, SP Sunday Abutu confirmed the incident, saying the husband had been arrested for further investigation.
Abutu confirmed, “the husband had been arrested for further investigation.”
