A man has been killed by his wife in Ondo state.

It was gathered that the man’s wife, Queen Beatrice killed her husband, Emmanuel Ikujuni, for receiving call from a female friend.

The incident occurred at Omotosho in Okitipupa Local Government area of Ondo State.

It was gathered she attacked her husband for receiving a call from another woman in her presence.

A fight was said to have ensued and the suspect hit her husband with a plank on the head.

Sources said neighbours rushed the husband to a nearby hospital but he died before he could be admitted.

A sister to the deceased, Imoleayo Ikujuni, narrated the wife challenged her late brother for receiving call from another lady.

“During the fight, she hit him with a plank and he died instantly. They have arrested her. The suspect has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, in Akure for further investigation,” she stated.

A source said the corpse has been deposited at the mortuary while awaiting autopsy examination.

Ondo Police spokesman, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the report and said investigation has commenced.