The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects over the killing of retired Ogun State Television (OGTV) broadcaster, Mrs Olakitan Oyesiku, and her security guard, Pelumi Adetayo.
The victims were found dead at Oyesiku’s residence in Owode-Egba on Sunday, June 21, 2026, prompting a homicide investigation.
Briefing journalists in Abeokuta on Thursday, June 25, 2026, Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni said intelligence gathering, forensic analysis and technical tracking led to the arrests.
Investigators who responded to the scene discovered signs of forced entry, while Oyesiku’s Lexus RX 330 was missing from the premises.
Police later recovered a handwritten note believed to have been left behind by the attackers. Ojajuni said forensic examination of the document provided crucial leads in the case.
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The principal suspect, Sodeinde Olajuwon Philip, 22, was arrested on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at a construction site in Ibara GRA, Abeokuta. Two other suspects, Sakirudeen Abdulraheem Ayoola, 27, and Sobu Obafunsho, 36, were subsequently apprehended.
According to police, Philip, a former security guard to the deceased, allegedly recruited the other suspects and played a key role in the attack.
Investigators said the suspects overpowered Adetayo before gaining access to the residence, where Oyesiku was killed. They allegedly fled with her vehicle, which was recovered on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
Police also recovered a hammer, cutlass, wooden plank and pen believed to be linked to the crime.
Ojajuni said investigations were continuing and assured residents that all those involved would face prosecution in line with the law.