The Ogun State Government has expressed its anger over the viral video of a popular saw miller, one Fatai Quadri of Ilese Ijebu in Ijebu North East Local Government Area of the state, bashing his wife, vowing to ensure that justice is served over this bizarre incident.
This is just as the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, on Saturday told our correspondent that Fatai had been arrested and was currently under investigation.
The viral video shows a man landing punches on the head and neck of the woman while the woman, who spoke in Yoruba, was shouting, “Fatai ma pa mi,” meaning “Fatai, please don’t kill me.”
Fatai was alleged to be in the habit of beating his wife, and a neighbour who felt tired of this ill treatment decided to film the man when he was at it again on September 15, 2025.
Speaking over the incident on Saturday, the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state, Mr Oluwasina Ogungbade, SAN, described the incident as very reprehensible, saying that the government is unhappy with such rascality and that the suspect, who is already in police custody, would be taken to court on Monday.
Mr Ogungbade explained that “the government is aware of the viral video and we condemn it in its totality. The suspect is in police custody already. The Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo has been very proactive concerning it. The matter is being transferred to the Gender Unit. He will be arraigned in Court on Monday”.
The Attorney General said that the state government has always warned against all sorts of criminal acts, particularly gender-based violence and that this particular incident will be another opportunity to drive home the present administration’s posture of zero tolerance to such condemnable act.
The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye also said that she had already briefed one of the state officials to follow up on the incident pledging that the government would ensure justice is served on the matter.
Adeleye said, “The government is not happy with such criminal acts; our position has always been zero tolerance to gender-based violence. Definitely, the suspect will account for his misdeeds, justice will be served I am assuring the residents of the state.
“Already, he has been picked up by the police and should be taking to court on Monday, the ministry officials will be there to lend our support and ensure that justice is served”.
