A youth pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Akolade Arowolo, has been sentenced to die by hanging for the murder of his banker wife, Titilayo.
Titilayo worked with Skye bank, whilst her husband was
employed. Prosecutors were able to present compelling evidence that led to the
conviction of Mr Arowolo and his sentencing by Justice Lateefat Okunu of the
Ikeja High Court, he was handed a death sentence. Justice Okunu held in her
over three hours judgment that evidence before the court proved that Arowolo
actually murdered his wife in their matrimonial home.
Testimony in the form of a forensic report from Prof. John
Oladapo Obafunwa, a pathologist, was what the court used to determine that
there was no way the deceased could have stabbed herself to death. Immediately
after the judgment, Arowolo fell down in the dock and started shouting “Jesus
have mercy.” PM News reports that Prof Obafunwa testified that his autopsy
report revealed that Titilayo was killed through 76 knife stab wounds.
He noted that the knife wounds affected Titilayo’s left eye,
right eye, upper chest area, right chest and collar bone. Prof. Obafunwa
pointed out in his testimony that the deceased could not have inflicted such
wounds on herself.
Adeyemi in his evidence said that on the day of the incident
he heard a loud noise when he was in his apartment and later saw Arowolo
rushing out with a deep cut in his palms. He claimed to have also seen a hammer
and a knife with a broken handle in the yard. Other witnesses such a the
security man at the Arowolos’ residence, Investigating Police Officer and an
MTN Staff also gave evidence in the case.
Adeyemi in his evidence said that on the day of the incident
he heard a loud noise when he was in his apartment and later saw Arowolo
rushing out with a deep cut in his palms. He claimed to have also seen a hammer
and a knife with a broken handle in the yard. Other witnesses such a the
security man at the Arowolos’ residence, Investigating Police Officer and an
MTN Staff also gave evidence in the case.
Having presented its case, the burden was shifted on Arowolo
to defend himself. Expectedly, Arowolo had his personal explanation as to what
happened on the day Titilayo died. First, he claimed that he and his deceased
wife had passionate sex for two hours and kissed on the same day she died. He
claimed that Titi stabbed herself to death on the day after they had a fight.
Arowolo claimed that Titilayo was possessed by an evil spirit and inflicted
several stab wounds on him before turning to herself. Arowolo’s father,
Mudashiru and mother also testified of their son’s good behavior, insisting he
could not have killed his wife. They claimed that he has always been a
religious person and was incapable of killing anybody.
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