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Popular Ondo socialite, Adelabu Emirate, kills wife and commits suicide

A socialite and petrol station owner in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Sesan Adelabu, popularly known as Emirate, has allegedly macheted his wife to death. 

 

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According to reports, after he murdered his wife, the deceased took his own life by drinking an insecticide.

 

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It was further gathered that the incident happened on Friday night, February 9, in the Alagbaka area of Akure. The deceased was the owner of the Emirate Filling Stations in Akure.

 

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His remains and that of his wife were said to have been deposited in a morgue.

 

When contacted, the state police spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, confirmed the incident. She said that the socialite murdered his wife and thereafter committed suicide by drinking sniper.

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Odunlami added that police detectives have started their investigation into the matter.

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