The two heaps of fresh sand behind the three-bedroom bungalow in Ogooluwa community, Akiode Ibogun, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, are all that remain of a tragedy that has left residents struggling to make sense of what happened.
Placed side by side behind the house, the heaps mark the graves of a husband and wife whose lives ended within hours of each other following a reported domestic dispute.
The house, built beside the Celestial Church of Christ, Iri Orun Parish owned by the couple, was deserted when our correspondent visited the community on Thursday. The church was also quiet and the stillness of the air in the environment was a pointer to the tragedy that has recently visited the neighborhood.
But for residents, the silence has not erased the horror of Monday, August 31, when Bidemi Odukoya, the Shepherd of Iri Orun Parish of the CCC, allegedly macheted his wife to death during a midnight domestic dispute before reportedly taking his own life.The incident reportedly occurred around 2am.
After allegedly attacking his wife, Odukoya, a father of three boys, reportedly fled the community and headed for the Coker junction, Ifo section of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, about 20 minutes drive away from Akiode community.
