Justice Lateefat Okunnu of the Lagos High Court in
Ikeja on Thursday fixed December 4 for the adoption of
final written addresses in the trial of Akolade Arowolo, the man charged with
the murder of his banker wife, Titilayo. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Justice Okunnu, before fixing the date, granted Arowolo’s
counsel, Olarenwaju Ajanaku, an extension of time to file his written address.
The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions, DPP had
alleged that the accused murdered Mrs. Arowolo on June 24, 2011, at their
residence in Isolo, Lagos. The state had closed its case against Mr. Arowolo on November 19,
2012, after calling 12 witnesses. The witnesses included the father of the deceased, George
Oyakhire, and her step-mother, Adetoun, who testified that the Arowolos’
marriage was characterised by domestic violence. Another witness, John Obafunwa, a Consultant Pathologist and Chief
Medical Examiner of Lagos State, also testified that Mrs. Arowolo was stabbed
76 times.
However, Mr. Arowolo, who testified before the court on May
22, 2013 blamed his in-laws for the trouble in his marriage. He also denied the allegation that he murdered his wife. He claimed that his wife died after accidentally falling on a
knife she was using to stab him during a quarrel on his birthday.
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