By Babs Bello
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 previously been reported that Ogunsanmi, 35, stabbed 52-year-old Olaribigbe on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, when he encountered him with his estranged wife, killing the cleric.
The officers Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday in Osogbo, saying that officers from Rugby Division responded to the site, detained 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.
