A man, Adelogba Ademuyiwa, has been beaten to death in Ifira Akoko, Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The 45-year-old man was on Wednesday beaten to death by four of his in-laws for maltreating his wife, Itunu.
Ademuyiwa was accused of constant maltreatment of his wife.
The spokesman of the Ondo State Police Command, Femi Joseph, confirmed the development.
Joseph said one of the suspects, Adegboyega Adeola, had been arrested, while others had fled the town.
He said: “About four men attacked the victim and we have arrested one of them.
“Others ran away.
“It is a pure case of murder and we are still looking for the other suspects, while the investigation is ongoing.”