Crime
Puzzle as Lagos Deputy Commissioner of Police reportedly commits suicide
A Deputy Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Gbolahan Olugbemi, has reportedly taken his life in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
According to a report by Street Journal, “his corpse was discovered in the house on Monday afternoon.
“However, it is still unknown who found the body.”
Olugbemi, who was in charge of special investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos, lived alone on Petros Academy Street in the Federal Lowcost area in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, the report said.
The deceased, who once served as an aide de camp of the late former governor of Adebayo Alao-Akala Oyo State, was said to have returned home for Easter when he took his life, the report said.
It added that, “The police have already cordoned off the area, although groups of supporters were seen, whispering about the situation.”
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