A instance of long-term domestic violence ended in disaster in Akufo, Ido Local Government Area, when a 49-year-old man allegedly threw acid on his 44-year-old wife and then drank the same poison himself.
Vanguard said that both of them perished, leaving their three children, who have sickle cell condition, in urgent need of treatment.
Mr. Lekan Adedeji and Mrs. Zainab Adedeji were married for more than 25 years. Family members said that physical abuse happened often in the home and that the couple didn’t know they had the sickle cell trait, which resulted to the deaths of three of their six children.
Morufat Ashake, the younger sister of the dead mother who is now taking care of the children, told our reporter about the terrible things that happened. She said that the deadly weekend started in December of last year when the husband tricked his wife into coming to him by saying he would give her money for her daughter’s school tuition. When she got there, he allegedly made his daughter take the smallest child outside before dumping acid on his wife and consuming it himself.
Even though the family spent more than N4 million on therapy, Mrs. Adedeji died from her injuries. Titilayo Ayoola, the couple’s 62-year-old mother, said that the marriage had been rocky for years and that she is now taking care of the surviving children, who need daily medical care.
Rashida, Folawe, and Folahanmi talked about how sad they were and how much they needed help to keep going to school and take care of their health problems.
Family members are asking the public for help with the kids’ medical and educational requirements. You can send money to Access Bank Account Number 1658068176 in the name of Titilayo Iyabo Samukoro.
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