Detectives in Ajuwon Division, Ogun State Police Command, have arrested a 25-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, for allegedly killing two people and injuring three others at Olámbe, Ogun State following a knife attack.
Reports had it that the suspect was furious when he had some failed business deals, and the victims were trying to calm him down when he attacked them.
Police spokesman, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, who confirmed the incident, said in a statement: “On Tuesday, 7th April 2026, at about 0138hrs (1:38a.m.), the suspect stabbed five people.
“Two of them – Gbadamasi Ibrahim ‘M’, aged 25, and Chinedu ‘M’, aged 40 – died while being taken to the hospital. A doctor confirmed their deaths.
“The other three victims: Mohammed Abubakar ‘M’, aged 35; Ashiru Adamu ‘M’, aged 25; and Paul Lawrence ‘M’, aged 25, are in critical condition but responding to treatment.”
The PPRO stated that the suspect initially ran away after the attack but was later caught by detectives, and is currently in police custody while the case, along with the suspect, had been sent to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for investigation and prosecution.
The Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni, who condemned the attack, promised that justice would be served.
He urged people to stay alert and report any suspicious or violent behaviour to the police.
