Police arrest Ikechukwu ‘IVD’ Ogbonna over wife’s death
The police command in Lagos has nabbed Ikechukwu Ogbonna, aka IVD, over the death of his wife, Abimbola Martins.
“Contrary to claims by family and friends that 37-year-old Ikechukwu Ogbonna aka IVD is on the run, he has been arrested and transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba,” tweeted police spokesman in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Monday.
In an online post, Oyindamola Martins, the deceased’s brother, accused Mr Ogbonna, a businessman, of killing his sister, alleging repeated domestic violence.
“We did everything this matter didn’t start from now it started form when she was 18 years droping out of school and giving him all her school fees,” @oyindamola.martins posted on Instagram.
On Saturday, Ms Martins reportedly set alight their Lekki home and was affected by the fire. She was taken to a hospital, where she died.
Mr Ogbonna in a video on Instagram, Mr Ogbonna alleged that his deceased wife was destructive, disrespectful and violent, claiming she had hit and injured him.
“See what she did to me? She just hit me right now. This is me bleeding. I won’t take this,” he said. “My greatest hurts will be at my funeral, everyone will be like, Bimbo was such a fantastic human, a clown, she’s that one person you had on your sos call, she had the biggest heart, very smart, she looked out for her family. Bobby yen yen yen, my corpse will wake up and shout ‘Shut up all of you and put me inside the ground let me be with the lord.”
The post had since been deleted.
Meanwhile, the Martins family are demanding justice.
“As you may be aware, on Saturday, October 15, 2022, Abimbola Martins passed away after suffering fatal burns in a fire incident at her Lagos home. It has been a heartbreaking period for her parents, siblings and particularly her children. It is a tragedy that nobody should go through, especially in the painful manner her life was cut short and at the hands of a husband she dedicated her life to,” said the family statement.
They accused IVD as the perpetrator of “this dastardly act.”
“As the family tries to come to terms with this terrible loss, we want to appeal to members of the public to join us in demanding that justice is done,” added the statement.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
NationWide
Tinubu hails Oyedepo at 72
Mr Tinubu joined Mr Oyedepo’s family and the Christian community in celebrating the cleric’s contributions to education, leadership development, and humanitarian service.
Africa
President Ruto hails Dangote Refinery as group accelerates African expansion, targets $36 billion revenue
Kenyan President William Ruto described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery as “a masterpiece of science, engineering and art” after touring the world-class facility in Lagos.
NationWide
Nigerians need living wage; minimum wage is N213,000 in Libya, N245,000 in Algeria, N351,000 in Gabon: Atiku
Mr Abubakar challenged President Tinubu to agree immediately to a substantial minimum wage increase that reflects the real cost of food, transport, rent and power.
NationWide
FG targets 10 million globally certified Nigerians by 2030
“Nigeria’s greatest asset is its people: a young, ambitious, English-speaking and increasingly digitally capable population,” Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said.
States
Yobe APC wins all 17 LG chairmanship seats
The Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YSIEC) conducted the election for the 17 local government councils on September 26.
Economy
FG approves modernisation of Onne, Rivers, Delta, Calabar ports
Mr Oyetola said expanding port modernisation would help reduce cargo concentration at the Lagos ports by providing efficient alternative gateways for international trade.
