The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Arowolo, 31, was charged to court for
allegedly stabbing his wife, a banker, to death.
He was arraigned on December 21, 2011 on a one-count charge of
murder and had pleaded not guilty.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs. Olabisi
Ogungbesan, alleged that the accused murdered Titilayo on June 24, 2011 at
their residence at No. 8, Akindeinde Street, Isolo, Lagos.
Ogungbesan, while adopting the prosecution’s written address on
December 4, had asked the court to convict Arowolo for the offence.
The DPP argued that the prosecution had proven its case against
the accused, beyond reasonable doubt.
“The evidence we have led as to the fact that the deceased is
dead, is not in doubt.
“The only person that was with the deceased before her death, at
the material time, was the accused,” she said.
According to her, Arowolo admitted that he struggled with the
deceased with a knife, which led to her death and thereafter, escaped from the
crime scene.
Ogungbesan said the pathologist, Prof. John Obafunwa, had
testified that the deceased was stabbed 76 times.
The
trial judge, Justice Lateefat Okunnu, fixed the date on Thursday, due to
Arowolo’s absence in court when the prosecution and the defence adopted the
addresses.
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