Man In Osun State Hacks Sleeping Wife, Children To Death

A man named Tunde Oyeniran has allegedly hacked his wife and two children to death in Osun State.

Punch reports that Oyeniran, who is a nurse from Inisa town in Osun State, allegedly committed the act during the weekend at 11 pm, using a cutlass to kill his wife, Sarah, and their two children.

He also reportedly inflicted injuries on himself in the hand and stomach and raised the alarm, claiming that hoodlums had attacked his family.

Yemisi Opalola, the Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, said that Oyeniran has been arrested and is currently receiving treatment.

She stated that preliminary investigation revealed foul play, adding that the State Criminal Investigation Department was involved in the investigation.

From the information available to us, the incident happened around 11 pm last Friday in Inisa. The suspect reportedly used a cutlass to kill his wife, Sarah, and the two children living with them.

Three corpses recovered from the scene have been deposited in a morgue in Ikirun for post-mortem examination. A cutlass was also recovered from the scene. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Undie Adie, has directed a thorough investigation into the incident.”