The Edo State Police Command has apprehended Mr. Babalola, the husband of Toluige Babalola, the mother of Oreofeoluwa Lawal-Babalola, the boy who gained fame in 2020 for advising his mother to “calm down” during a scolding.
According to Chidi Nwabuzor, the spokesperson of the Command, Mr. Babalola is held in connection with his wife’s tragic death.
Sources indicate that Mrs. Babalola worked as a medicine distributor in Benin City, while her husband is engaged in both taxi driving and car dealing.
The distressing news of Mrs. Babalola’s apparent suicide emerged on Tuesday through X. Confirming the incident, Nwabuzor mentioned that Mr. Babalola reported the matter to the police.
The police spokesperson quoted him to have said that “he came home from the market when he saw his wife hanging with rope on her neck”.
He said Babalola told the police that his wife took her life in front of their one-year-old child. Babalola and wife have three children.
Nwabuzor added that Babalola said she was rushed to the hospital and then to the mortuary after she was confirmed dead.
Nwabuzor said the case would be transferred to the homicide section of the Command’s CID for further investigation.
In 2020, Oreofeoluwa became so popular that Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu met him.
The viral video inspired Mr Sanwo-Olu’s Eid-el-Kabir message to the Muslim faithful.
Oreofeoluwa was featured in several interviews with media houses. He also said he wanted to be a police officer to help fight corruption in Nigeria.
The boy made his movie debut in Kunle Afolayan’s 2021 film Swallow.
