Ogun State Police Command
35-year-old commits suicide in Ogun
A 35-year-old man, identified as Emmanuel Urhobocha, has allegedly died by suicide in his apartment on Alafia Street in Sango-Ota, located in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command informed PUNCH Online on Saturday that the incident took place around 9:00 a.m. on Friday. This incident occurred just […]
Man, 27, dies in Ogun fire incident
A 27-year-old man, identified as Tolu Falansa, was found dead in his apartment following a midnight fire incident in the Owode-Yewa community, located in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. We learnt from a police source familiar with the incident on Saturday, who wished to remain anonymous due to a lack of […]
Police nab Ogun kidnappers, discover victims’ shallow graves
The Ogun State Police Command said that it had discovered the shallow graves of 71-year-old farmer Adekunle Ifelaja and Ogunyemi Femi, who were allegedly killed by suspected kidnappers in the Ijebu-Igbo area of Ogun State. This follows the arrest of two members of a seven-person criminal gang, Chukwuma Bartholomew and Igwe Monday, who are believed […]
Police arrest alleged burglar, recover N577,000 goods
The Ogun Police Command has arrested a suspected burglar identified as Idris Salawu and recovered stolen items worth N577,000 from him. The items, our correspondent learnt, were taken from a house in the Liberty Area of Ogijo, located in the Sagamu Area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered on Thursday that the incident occurred on […]
Man hacks wife to death over alleged extramarital affair
A shocking incident has left residents of Idekan Farm Settlement in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State reeling after 55-year-old Etim Mary was brutally murdered by her husband, Matthew James, over suspicions of infidelity. The gruesome act occurred around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday. According to eyewitnesses and police sources, James suspected that his wife was having an extramarital […]
Three arrested as man stab another to death at Ogun party
A man identified only as Abubakar was fatally stabbed following an argument that broke out between him and another person at a birthday party in the Halleluyah Quarter, Ibafo area of Obafemi Owode Local Government Area in Ogun State. The incident occurred on Friday night at the birthday party organized by Nafiu Yusuf for his […]
Father and Son Arrested for Fatally Beating Neighbour’s Wife in Ogun State
The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended a 54-year-old man identified as Chizoke Obiadada, along with his 17-year-old son, Micheal, following their alleged involvement in the death of their neighbour’s wife, Tope Owoade. According to a statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, the tragic incident occurred on Thursday, […]