Arowolo Sentenced To Death For Killing Banker Wife

I reported on Wednesday, that  court will rule on Arowole's role over his banker wife death. click here if you missed the gist. 

After  an autopsy report from Prof Obafunwa  which revealed that Titilayo was killed through 76 knife stab wounds and evidence beyond doubt, Arowole was sentenced to death. what will make a man to stab his wife not to talk of 76 times. culled from PMnews

Justice Lateefat Okunu of the Ikeja High Court Friday sentenced Akolade Arowolo to death over the death of his banker wife, Titilayo Omozeje in 2011.

Arowolo who is a youth pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Gbagada Parish, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has been on trial in the court since 2012 over the murdered of Titilayo, a Skye Bank Staff, on 24 June, 2011 at their residence, 8, Akindeinde Street, Isolo, Lagos.

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.

Justice Okunu held that by the law principle of 'Last Seen' since Arowolo was the only person with his wife when she was stabbed, no one but him could have killed her.

Upholding the prosecution's case, Justice Okunu held that evidence proved beyond doubt that Arowolo gruesomely murdered his wife with tremendous knife stab force.

The Lagos State prosecution team, led by Mrs Olabisi Odugbesan led 15 witnesses in evidence to convince the court that Arowolo murdered his wife.

To further prove its case, prosecution invited some of Titilayo's family members who testified that Arowolo and Titilayo had always had a troubled marriage.

Addressing the court on concluding his defence, Arowolo's lawyer, Olanrewaju Ajanaku, submitted that there was no substantive evidence linking his client to the murder of his wife.

Prosecution counsel Olabisi Ogungbesan, however, countered Ajanaku's submission, saying that prosecution has provided enough evidence for the court to convict Arowolo.

Ogungbesan also submitted that Arowolo's act was intentional since he allegedly stabbed the wife more than 76 times and urged the court to convict the defendant as charged.