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Man Accused of Killing Journalist Takes Own Life in Kogi
LOKOJA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA, JUL 25 – The suspect, a Nigerian Correctional Service officer, allegedly killed and dismembered the photojournalist before committing suicide two days later, police said.
- On Tuesday, July 22, photojournalist Ayobami Aiyepeku was allegedly murdered by Jacob Adebayo Pelumi in an office near Lokoja's Government House area.
- Pelumi allegedly invited Aiyepeku to the poultry farm located in their shared compound, struck him multiple times on the head with an iron object, then dismembered the body and tried to transport the parts in a Hilux van.
- Police launched a manhunt for Pelumi after a tip-off, and on Thursday a hotel steward found Pelumi's body around 1 p.m. in a Lokoja hotel room, believed to be a suicide.
- Abdullahi Adamu, chairman of Lokoja Local Government, directed that Abidan 115 Hotel be shut down promptly to safeguard evidence, as the victim’s family called for justice and officials committed to recovering Aiyepeku’s body.
- Aiyepeku's murder sparked widespread outrage and calls for swift justice across social media, with many emphasizing the tragic loss to the creative community and urging calm as investigations continue.
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Hotel where suspected killer committed suicide shut as...
The Chairman of Lokoja Local Government, Abdullahi Adamu, has ordered the immediate closure of Abidan 115 Hotel, where a fugitive allegedly committed suicide on Thursday. Adamu confirmed the hotel’s closure in a letter made available to journalists on Friday in Lokoja. Mr Ayobami Aiyepeku, a photojournalist, was allegedly murdered by Mr Jacob Adebayo Pelumi, a Correctional Services staff, on Tuesday. The incident occurred in an office close to t…
Suspected killer of Kogi journalist dead – Police
The Police Command in Kogi says the suspected killer of Mr Ayo Aiyepeku, a photo-journalist, Mr Jacob Adebayo Pelumi, has allegedly committed suicide. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lokoja. Ovye-Aya said Pelumi’s corpse was found in a hotel room in Lokoja, hours … The post Suspected killer of Kogi journalist dead – Police appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.
Killer of Lokoja Photojournalist Commits Suicide in Hotel
By Tracy Moses The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the death of Adebayo Pelumi, the man accused of brutally murdering a Lokoja-based photojournalist, Ayo Aiyepekun. Pelumi, an officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service, allegedly took his own life in a hotel room in Lokoja, the state capital, barely 48 hours after the heinous crime. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, who spoke to Pointblanknews.com on Thursday, said …
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