By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Ogun State Police Command on Thursday June 25, 2026, announced the apprehension of three suspects alleged to have masterminded the gruesome murder of a retired Ogun State Television Broadcaster, Mrs Kitan Oyesiku.
The suspects declared that they decided to murder Oyesiku, just to teach her a lesson.
The source reports that residents and neighbours had last Sunday alerted the police to the death of Oyesiku and her security guard.
At a media briefing on Thursday, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, informed that the three suspects were intercepted following intelligence-driven operations.
The arrested suspects are Sodeinde Olajuwon Phillip, 22, a former security guard at the residence of the victim, Sakirudeen Abdulraheem Ayoola, 27, and 36 years old Sobu Obafunsho.
According to CP Ojajuni, the arrest of the three suspects was as a result of days of intensive investigations, and intelligence gathering.
The CP disclosed that a vital lead in the investigation was a handwritten note recovered at the scene which was later discovered to have been left behind by the suspects.
In the note placed on the chest of the deceased, the suspects explained that they attacked and killed their victim, because they wanted to teach her a lesson.
CP Ojajuni further explained that the attack on the broadcaster, as revealed by the suspects, was principally to avenge an alleged poor treatment meted out to one of them while he was working for the deceased.
The CP noted that preliminary findings indicated that the aggrieved suspect may have been shortchanged or underpaid by the security outfit that deployed him to the broadcaster’s residence.
Ojajuni further informed that the principal suspect, the former security guard at Oyesiku’s residence, actually confessed during interrogation that the killing was intended to teach her a lesson.
“One critical piece of evidence recovered from the scene was a handwritten note apparently left behind by the perpetrators.
“The note was later subjected to forensic examination and analysis which generated valuable investigative leads that significantly aided detectives in identifying and tracing those responsible for the crime.
“Further intelligence gathering and painstaking investigation led to the identification and arrest of the principal suspect, Sodeinde Olajuwon Phillip, 22, on June 24, 2026, at a construction site in Ibara GRA, Abeokuta where he was working as a labourer.
“Subsequent follow up operations by detectives of the Command led to the arrest of Sakirudeen Abdulraheem Ayoola, 27, a security guard, and Sobu Obafunsho, 36, a bricklayer, thereby bringing into custody all identified suspects directly linked to the criminal conspiracy.
“The suspect stated that the murder of Madam Olakitan Oyesiku was intended to ” teach her a lesson” CP Ojajuni stated
The Command said the suspects will be arraigned as soon as investigations are concluded.
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