Ogun Police Arrest Okada Rider With Wife’s Corpse
THECONSCIENCE NG reports that Police in Ogun State have arrested a motorcyclist, otherwise known as an Okada rider, for allegedly conveying a fresh corpse, suspected to be his wife’s dead body, to an unknown destination.
The suspect, Godonu Lowe, who was said to be a resident of Omolende Village, was intercepted by the police on Wednesday at about 1:05 pm, while escaping with the corpse from the community.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Thursday.
Odutola said that the Okada rider was intercepted during a stop-and-search operation by police in Ilaro following information received by the Divisional Police Officer(DPO) that a man was running away from the community with the corpse of a woman on his motorcycle.
She said that the DPO swiftly led his men into action, and the suspect was intercepted with a corpse tied in a sack at the back of his bike and was promptly arrested.
Following public outrage, the Ogun State Police Command confirmed via its official X (formerly Twitter) account that the matter is under active investigation. The command stated that the Divisional Police Officer of Igbesa has taken charge of the case.
“The Ogun State Police Command is on top of the situation, and the DPO Igbesa has taken charge of the case,” the statement read.
The police have not yet confirmed the identities of all those involved in the assault or whether any arrests have been made. Efforts are ongoing to locate and question the individuals seen in the video, as well as to gather statements from witnesses and the victim.
Authorities assured the public that justice would be served and warned that acts of jungle justice and public assault would not be tolerated under any circumstances.
