A bereaved husband Mr Solomon Wilfred has revealed that how
wife, Vivienne, who was six-week pregnant, died from “emotional stress”
after she was released from Police custody.
Wilfred, who got married to the late
Vivienne last December, told the Nation newspaper that she was taken to Akinpelu Police Station in
Oshodi on March 15 by a policeman following an argument with another
woman, Chinwendu Udomadu over a teenage girl, Perpetual Ucheweaku at the
nearby Arena Market.
Vivienne last December, told the Nation newspaper that she was taken to Akinpelu Police Station in
Oshodi on March 15 by a policeman following an argument with another
woman, Chinwendu Udomadu over a teenage girl, Perpetual Ucheweaku at the
nearby Arena Market.
Mrs Udomadu and her daughter, Chinemerem, claimed that Perpetual was Osinachi Udomadu, who had been missing since 2014.
The late Mrs Wilfred debunked their
claim, saying the girl is under her guidance. She added that she knew
the girl’s parents, and had known the girl since she was about eight
years old.
claim, saying the girl is under her guidance. She added that she knew
the girl’s parents, and had known the girl since she was about eight
years old.
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at
Akinpelu was said to have transferred the case to the State Criminal
Investigation Department (SCID) at Panti, Yaba, claiming that it was a
criminal case which could not be handled at his station.
Akinpelu was said to have transferred the case to the State Criminal
Investigation Department (SCID) at Panti, Yaba, claiming that it was a
criminal case which could not be handled at his station.
Wilfred told The Nation that at
Panti, his wife was detained in a cell while he wrote a statement. He
said he begged to swap places with her since she was pregnant and
“suffers stress induced seizures”.
Panti, his wife was detained in a cell while he wrote a statement. He
said he begged to swap places with her since she was pregnant and
“suffers stress induced seizures”.
“I told them she was pregnant and sick. I
told them she had stress induced seizures, and I went upstairs to write
the statement for me to swap places with her. But when I came back,
they had thrown her into the cell.“I even thought they put her behind the counter to wait for me to write the statement, but she was in the cell.
“Then I told them to release her because I already told them she was not feeling fine”, he said.
Wilfred said his wife died on March 16, following her release the previous day.
Police spokesperson Dolapo Badmos, a
Superintendent (SP), said the late Mrs Wilfred was released on health
grounds and was never put in the cell.
Superintendent (SP), said the late Mrs Wilfred was released on health
grounds and was never put in the cell.
“She was never put in the cell and she
was released by the ACP SCID immediately her husband said she was six
weeks pregnant and has health challenges.“The ACP later called and told me that
she has been informed the woman fainted at home and was rushed to the
hospital where she passed on,” she said.
But the widower said the “emotional
stress” she went through in the cell, and his subsequent detention
triggered the seizure that led to her death.
stress” she went through in the cell, and his subsequent detention
triggered the seizure that led to her death.
Badmos said: “The police did nothing
wrong in the matter. The suspects (Chinwendu and Chinemerem Udomadu)
have been charged to court and the result of the DNA test is still being
awaited.”