Man chains wife to generator in self-defence in Ogun

 A 37-year-old man, Ifeanyi Ajaero, has been
arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for
 allegedly tying his 28-year-old wife, Obiageli, to a generator from night till daybreak.

The suspect was said to have battered the wife leading a
disagreement.

The State Police Command Public Relations Officer, 
Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the incident happened at 
Ewooluwo-Sagamu in Sagamu local government area
 of the state.

Oyeyemi said in a statement: “The suspect, who is a member
of the disbanded Merchant Navy, used handcuffs to chain his
wife who had become so weak as a result of alleged beating
by the husband.

“The people in the neighborhood, who had been witnessing
frequent beating of the wife by the suspect, alerted the
 police of the latest happening consequent upon which the DPO, Shagamu, SP Aduroja Moses, led his men to the scene.

“The DPO rescued the victim and got the suspect arrested.

“On interrogation, the suspect admitted chaining the 
woman to a generator, but claimed his action was in self-defence.

“The state Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu, 
who described the action of the suspect as the height of
wickedness, has ordered the transfer of the case to the
 Anti- Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the 
State Investigation and Intelligence Department for further
investigation.

“The CP warned residents of the state that the command
 will not tolerate any act of domestic violence no matter who is involved.”