Man kills wife, three others

The Sokoto State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the alleged murder of a 43-year-old woman, Yemisi Adio, by her husband, Taiwo Adio.
This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of the command, El-Mustapha Sani, on Sunday.
Sani said the incident took place on Saturday at the old Airport Area of Sokoto city.
He said the suspect used the same pestle with which he killed his wife to kill three other persons.
The victims, according to him, were: Rachael Adewole, 42; Dennis Adewole,10; and Esther Badelu, 14, all of the same address.
The police spokesman further said the pestle had been recovered as an exhibit, while the case was being investigated by the command’s Criminal Investigation Department.
“All the corpses had been deposited at the morgue of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, for post mortem,” he added.