The incident occurred at Oke Aro area of Akure, the Ondo State capital.

Neighbours said the truck driver took the action after he returned from a three months journey to celebrate the Independence Day holiday only to discover that his wife has brought in another man.

He was said to have been peeved that his wife could brought in her lover to the house with their three year-old son

A source said Sikiru settled his family in one room apartment in Akure and travelled to another state to source for a means of livelihood.

It was gathered that one of his friends informed him that another man has been co-habitating with his wife.

The enraged husband reportedly tied his wife to pole attached to a well even as the woman’s lover managed to escape.

Sources said the man bound his estranged wife’s wrists and tied her to the pole of a well in front of the house while other neighbours helped to carry their child.

It was gathered that the lover boy, who had gone to the bathroom to have his bath before the arrival of the man, escaped through the window when he overhead the man’s voice.

Both husband and wife were said to have been taken to the police station after some sympathizers freed the wife.

Police spokesperson Fumilayo Odunlami said she was yet to get report of the incident.

Also, a 23-year old man, Abidemi Oguntuyi, has stabbed his female co-tenant to death.

Police, who arrested Oguntiyi, said he killed the co-tenant, Abiye Friday, 40, for attempting to settle a quarrel between him and his brother.

Oguntuyi was said to have stabbed Abiye in the neck and in several other parts of her body.

A source said the deceased and the suspect engaged in a quarrel while settling a dispute between the suspect and his brother.

“The argument  degenerated into a scuffle and the suspect took a knife and stabbed Abiye several times in the chest.

“Neighbours rushed her to a nearby hospital in the area, where she was certified dead,” the source said.