LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – A Nigerian man identified as Hassan Teddy Adeyemo, has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge after he allegedly shot and killed his wife in Florida, USA.
In a statement by the Sheriff’s Office department, Police deputies responded to Taxiway Circle, a residential area near the Conway neighborhood, East Orange County, Florida, about 7:20 p.m. Saturday, 27 August.
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They reportedly arrived to find 43-year-old Nanchin Adeyemo, who had been shot. She was taken to an area hospital where she died.
Detectives, however, identified the deceased’s husband, 46-year-old Hassan Adeyemo, as a suspect in the killing, arrested and jailed him on a first-degree murder charge.
The statement further indicated that the incident was “domestic in nature,” adding that Adeyemo is being held without bail at the Orange County Jail.