The Police in Osun have arrested Wale Ogunsanmi, in connection with the stabbing to death of an Osogbo-based cleric, Bishop Shina Olaribigbe.
It had earlier been reported that Ogunsanmi, 35 year old, stabbed 52 year old Olaribigbe on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, when he met him with his estranged wife, leading to the cleric’s death.
Comfirming the arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola in a statement on Friday, in Osogbo said the police from Rugby Division responded to the scene, arrested the suspects and recovered the exhibit.
The Statement reads in part, “Osun State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Wale Ogunsanmi, in connection with the murder of his church pastor, Shina Olaribigbe, 52.
“The incident occurred on January 1, 2025, at about 11:25 pm Ogunsanmi, who had been living separately from his wife for about a year, allegedly broke into her residence, where he found her with the pastor. He then stabbed the pastor to death with a knife.
“Police officers from the Dugbe Division responded promptly to the scene, arrested the suspect, and recovered the exhibit. The corpse has been deposited at the UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital Mortuary for autopsy.”
Opalola said an investigation was ongoing and the command is working to ensure that justice is served.
