The third wife of a traditional ruler in Osun, Oba Morufudeen Olawale, the Alabudo of Abudo, Folasade Olawale has been arrested by Police for arson and murder.
The Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Olafimihan Adeoye told Daily Trust that Folasade hired some hoodlums and conspired with them to perpetrated the crime.
CP Adeoye said when the Oba's wife and other suspects burnt the house, several people who were occupants of the house sustained very serious injury while the 3-year-old daughter of the fourth wife of the traditional ruler died in the inferno.
According to the traditional ruler, his third wife was jealous of the fourth wife and that was her reason for setting the house ablaze.
In a chat with Daily Trust, Folasade confirmed that she was jealous of the fourth wife and that she engaged the hoodlums to beat the fourth wife and that she did not instruct them to set the house ablaze or kill anyone.
As she was weeping, the suspect said she was cursed. She expressed regret over her action and pleaded for mercy.
Daily Trust learnt that before getting married to the traditional ruler, Folasade had divorced two different men and gave birth to eight children.
The suspect said she gave birth to only one child for the monarch and the child died sometimes ago.
