Ronke’s alleged lover begs for respite

Mr. Kayode Oluokun, the alleged lover of late Mrs. Ronke Shonde, says he does not want to talk about his relationship with the deceased.

Oluokun, who spoke with PUNCH Metro on Wednesday, begged for respite, saying he would address the media when he deemed it fit.

Our correspondent had reported how 51-year-old Lekan allegedly beat his wife, Ronke, to death at their home in the Egbeda, Idimu area of the state.

Lekan, a dock worker in the Apapa area, who spoke with our correspondent while in hiding, had denied complicity in the death.

He accused Ronke of sleeping with Oluokun, who was the general manager of a publishing company where she worked as a human resources manager.

After three days in hiding, the suspect gave himself up to the police.

On Wednesday, our correspondent reported that an inconclusive autopsy report on late Ronke had shown she did not die from the marks of violence on her.

The management of Learn Africa, the publishing firm where Ronke and Oluokun worked, had also released a statement saying the duo left the company in March.

While it said it could not confirm or deny that there was anything between them, it said Oluokun left the firm on March 8 and Ronke resigned two days later.

It was learnt that after the duo quit Learn Africa, they joined Ronke’s uncle’s publishing firm.

Efforts to reach the alleged lover to hear his side of the story had been abortive, except on an occasion when a third party told PUNCH Metro that he denied the allegation of dating the victim.

Also, when PUNCH Metro first got Oluokun on the telephone, he cut the call while our correspondent enquired on what transpired between them.

After switching off his phone and being unreachable for days, and sometime not picking the calls when the phone was on, the general manager spoke on Wednesday.

He said, “Mr. Samson, please can you respect this: I don’t want to talk to the press now. Respect that. I will talk to you when I want to talk to you. Please.”

Meanwhile, our correspondent has gathered that the final autopsy report might not be out until the chief pathologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, who is out of town, returned.