Police Arrest Suspect in Connection with Pastor’s Murder in Osun

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo

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 p.m. 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.
In a statement issued and made available to THISDAY yesterday, CSP Yemisi Olawoyin Opalola, the PPRO of Osun State Police Command, said investigation is ongoing while the Command is working to ensure that justice is served.