The Acting Head of the Audit Department at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Mr. Adeniyi Oluwaseun, ended his life on Sunday by jumping into a well. The incident took place in the Obantoko area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, shortly after he finished his evening meal. His body was later recovered and deposited in…
Some gunmen have killed 54-year-old Prophet Yomi Adetula of a Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) in Idiroko, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. Adetula, who was also the Commander of Ogun State Internal Security Agency, was brutally shot dead on Sunday when the assailants invaded the church’s Eagle Parish along Baggage Road, Odo Eran,…
Gunmen on Sunday invaded a Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) in Idiroko, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, and shot a 54 – year – old Prophet, Yomi Adetula, dead. Our correspondent gathered that the hoodlums stormed the CCC Eagle Parish along Baggage Road, Odo Eran, Idiroko, around 10:30am and opened fire during the…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Mr. Sholola Kazeem, for bathing his wife, Sholola Mutiat, with hot oil and stabbing her in the head during a heated argument. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, CSP Omolola Odutola, who made this known in a statement issued on Saturday said…
Wife of a former Lagos State Commissioner of Police and Assistant-Inspector General (retd), Hakeem Odumosu, has been kidnapped in the Arepo area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the kidnappers wearing masks waylaid Mrs Odumosu’s vehicle while she was approaching her residence, dragged her out and whisked her to an unknown destination. The incident…
Protesting students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Wednesday, attacked the convoy of the Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele. It was gathered that the angry students attacked the convoy of Salako-Oyedele, who was on her way to the 35 Artillery Brigade Alabama, Abeokuta, to represent the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, at the reception…
A magistrates’ court in Isabo, Abeokuta, has remanded 47-year-old twin brothers, Taiwo Yemitan and Kehinde Yemitan, for allegedly killing one Darasimi. The brothers were arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder, but their pleas were not taken. The magistrate, I.O. Ogunfemi, ordered the defendants to be remanded at the Ibara correctional centre, pending…
A 22-year-old lady identified as Iyanu Adedeji allegedly stabbed her husband, Funsho Jimoh, to death in the Gbonogun area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. PUNCH Metro learnt from a security source on Sunday that the duo of Iyanu and Funsho were married with two children. The source noted that an argument had ensued between the…
A 17-year-old boy, Jamiu Adebayo, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter in the Aregbe area of Abeokuta, the state capital. According to PUNCH, the suspect reportedly lured the survivor into his parents’ sitting room on Sunday, instructed her to remove her underwear, and then defiled…
Operatives of the Odeda Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested Akintoye Waris for allegedly stealing and slaughtering a Savannah he-goat valued at N200,000 for his child’s naming. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, on Saturday, revealed that Waris was arrested on January 2, 2024, in the Odeda Area of the state,…