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Ogun: Police confirm killing of Woman in Ijebu Ode

daylightng.com 2024/10/5

Olubukonla Adebanjo, a 35-year-old woman, was gruesomely murdered in the Iwesi area of Ijari, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, in the early hours of Saturday, June 29.

Sources alleged that the victim went to buy food items and was attacked and macheted by unknown men until she passed away.

The victim’s husband, Olaoluwa Adebanjo, said he received a distress call from neighbours about the incident.

According to him, upon arriving at the scene, he found his wife in a pool of blood.

He said: “One of my neighbours called me and informed me of an urgent life-and-death issue. I tried calling my wife, but someone else answered; it was the woman she had gone to buy something from. She told me to come quickly because my wife was on the floor. When I arrived on our street, I found my wife dead on the ground with the police already at the scene. They were waiting for me to identify the corpse before they could take her to the mortuary.”

While speaking to the Nation, Adebanjo lamented that he was heartbroken and still in shock about his wife’s tragic death. “I would be glad if the culprit is found as soon as possible because my wife must not have died in vain,” he said.

The deceased is survived by a 4-year-old child.

A resident of Iwesi, Ijebu Ode, Pastor Fidelis Elekwachi expressed his displeasure over the killing, noting previous incidents of armed robbery, burglary, assault, and murder in the area. Nation

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