Moses Olapade, the 56-year-old ex-boxer State boxer who recently beat his wife, Atinuke, to a pulp has explained that his wife’s stubbornness left him with no option.
Recall that the incident occurred at 9, Odamo Street, Oke-Aro, in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
The ex-Lagos boxer has been arrested and detained by police detectives in the state.
Defending his despicable act, Moses told the police detectives that he hit her for refusing to hand over a television remote control to him when he requested for it.
The suspect, who is a truck driver, and plies the Northern part of the country fortnightly, returned home on the fateful day and wanted to watch a programme on the television, but the wife insisted on watching another programme.
An eyewitness, who did not want to be named said: “The husband asked the wife to hand over the TV remote control to him, but she declined. The husband did not waste time as he descended on her with several punches on her face.
“It took the intervention of neighbours to rescue the woman from her husband after the children ran out screaming and crying for help.
“When the neighbours entered into the house to rescue the woman, they met her on the floor lying unconscious and they quickly rushed her to the nearest hospital.”
The neighbours reportedly prevented the husband from fleeing the scene as they immediately reported the matter at the police station.
Police detectives later arrived the scene and whisked the ex-boxer away to the police station for questioning.
A sister of the victim confirmed to newsmen that her sister was responding to treatment in the hospital.
The state police spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, couldn’t be reached for comment. But a police officer confirmed that the suspect was being detained at the police station and currently undergoing interrogation.
