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SAD! Man kills son during fight with wife in Ogun
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A heated argument between a couple in the Elega area of Abeokuta on Saturday night turned tragic when the husband, identified as Olamide, mistakenly struck his one-year-old son with an iron rod intended for his wife, leading to the child’s death.
PUNCH Metro learnt in a video from the scene of the incident obtained on Monday that Olamide had fled the area after the incident.
Residents of the community had narrated in the video that they were alerted to the incident after they heard noise from the couple’s apartment.
A co-tenant who identified as Mrs Bolatito, narrated that she was alerted by the wife that her husband had killed her son and when she got to the scene, she learnt that the couple had engaged in a fight.
Bolatito narrated that the husband had reportedly picked an iron rod attached to the weight he often lifted and attempted to smash it on his wife but the rod hit the son on the head.
She said, “At about midnight (on Saturday), I heard the lady calling out to me that I should come to her aid and that Ola (husband) had killed Ayinde (son). I was surprised, and I asked what happened. She said they had gone to Tyre and I should help them get a vehicle.
“I went outside and I couldn’t see anybody, so while I was returning home, I saw some people with a vehicle, so I said that we should take the child to Trinity because it is the nearby hospital in the area. When we got to Trinity, we were informed that the child was dead.
“Upon returning home, we realised that the child was making sounds, so we decided to take him to the hospital again, where we were told that he had died the second time.
“What I learnt was that the husband took an iron rod from a weight he often carried and attempted to smash it on the wife, but instead hit the baby on the head. He has always beaten his wife, as the previous pregnancy the wife had was lost due to the beaten from the husband.”
The chairman of the community, Ramoni Adegbola, narrated that he was alerted by neighbours about a fighting incident between the duo and upon getting there, he saw them with the child who was feeling restless.
He added that when the child was taken to the hospital, he was returned home dead, adding that the husband had been in the habit of taking illicit drugs.
“I heard the noise of help, help, they have started fighting, and I ran to the scene. On getting there, I saw them with the child, and I was informed that the child had been hit with an iron rod on the head. I called out to other residents to assist in taking the child to the hospital, and when they returned from the hospital, I was informed that the child was dead.
The couple engaged in a fight frequently, and I feel it’s because the husband often takes illicit drugs. There was a day he took something that he fainted, and I had to call on neighbours to assist in taking care of him.
“He has absconded since yesterday, but I was informed not too long ago that he reported to a police station,” Adegbola said.
When contacted on Monday for a reaction, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident to our correspondent.
The Chief Superintendent of Police disclosed that an investigation was ongoing into the incident.
“It happened, and the police are investigating,” Odutola said in a terse response.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has slashed its fuel pump price for the second time within four days.
A market survey on Saturday by DAILY POST showed that NNPCL retail outlets around Airport Junction and Wuse Zone 6 (Berger) in Abuja have reduced their petrol price to N1210 per litre, down from N1260.
This means that the state-owned oil firm slashed the petrol price by N50 per litre.
This comes barely two days after Dangote Refinery reduced its petrol gantry price by N50 to N1,125 per litre.
Recall that four days ago, NNPCL had adjusted its fuel price pump by N75 per litre to N1260.
With the latest drop by NNPCL retail outlets, petrol prices stand between N1210 per litre and N1305 per litre in Abuja and its environs.
The reduction in domestic fuel comes amid falling crude oil prices, which stand at $69 per barrel and $71 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude, respectively, following the easing of the conflict in the Middle East.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu has kept mum amid the clamour by Nigerians for a commensurate drop in domestic fuel pump prices due to the significant reduction in crude oil prices.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the Federal High Court judgment that set aside an earlier order directing it to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as a political party.
INEC revealed this in a statement issued on Saturday by its Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the Chairman, Adedayo Oketola.
According to the commission, although it is aware of media reports on the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja on June 26, it cannot comment on the ruling until it obtains and reviews the certified copy.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is aware of reports circulating in the media regarding the judgment delivered on Friday, June 26, 2026, by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, which set aside an earlier order concerning the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
“However, as of this moment, the Commission has not yet received the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the court’s order,” the statement said.
INEC stated that its legal department would study the judgment upon receipt of the CTC before advising the commission on the next course of action.
“Once the Commission’s legal department receives and thoroughly studies the CTC of the judgment, INEC will take an informed, lawful decision in line with the court’s directives.
“Until then, we cannot comment on the specifics of the ruling, and the public is urged to await the Commission’s formal position on the matter,” Oketola added.
Justice Isah Dashen of the Federal High Court in Lokoja had on Friday set aside the court’s December 10, 2025, judgment directing INEC to register the NDC as a political party.
The court held that the rights of the Peace Movement Party were affected by the earlier judgment because it was not joined in the suit despite claiming ownership of the logo relied upon in securing the registration order.
Justice Dashen consequently ordered that all parties be restored to the positions they occupied before the December 2025 judgment and directed that the substantive suit be heard afresh with all necessary parties joined.
The NDC has rejected the ruling and announced plans to appeal the decision. Its National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, maintained that the party had not been deregistered and argued that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to revisit a matter on which it had already delivered a final judgment.
The ruling has also attracted reactions from opposition figures, including the NDC’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the party’s National Leader, Senator Henry Dickson, and other stakeholders, who described the decision as a threat to Nigeria’s multiparty democracy and vowed to challenge it through all available legal channels.
INEC, however, maintained that it would reserve its position on the judgment until it receives and reviews the Certified True Copy.
A joint police operation rescued five victims abducted near Ogbere Forest in Ogun state on Wednesday.
They were rescued within 25 hours by the Lagos and Ogun Police Commands, which were part of a joint operation codenamed KOSAYE, meaning “No Space” in Yoruba.
The woman was among the victims who were shot in the incident. Her daughter and sister were among those rescued by the police on Thursday.
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