The homicide department of the Nigeria police in Lagos is trying to unravel the bizarre killing of a woman, Olamide, 25, by her supposed husband, Chris Ndukwe, 39.
Ndukwe who also committed suicide after killing the wife is reported to have allegedly bound his spouse, sealed her mouth, shaved her hair and stabbed her multiple times with different knives in the head and eyes.
The incident occurred on Sunday at the man residence in Ilasan, Lekki, Lagos.
The woman, who lived at Ogba, had a complicated relationship with Ndukwe for over seven years and had two children aged seven and three with him.
After killing the wife, Ndukwe was said to have ingested some poisonous substances suspected to be pesticides into his system.
Police spokesman Bala Elkana said homicide detectives have sealed up the place, adding: “They have commenced investigation. The bodies of the man and the woman have been moved to the hospital for an autopsy.”
Two kitchen knives and two bottles of insecticides were found in the house, police said