Photo: Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke
By Deborah Nnamdi
The police in Osun State have arrested one Wale Ogunsanmi in connection with the stabbing to death of an Osogbo-based cleric, Bishop Shina Olaribigbe.
43-year-old Ogunsanmi allegedly stabbed 52-year-old Bishop Olaribigbe on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, when he met him with his estranged wife, leading to the cleric’s death.
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 Dugbe Division responded to the scene, arrested the suspects, and recovered the exhibit.
“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.
