The Ogun State Police Command says its operatives have arrested a motorcycle rider, identified as Godonu Lowe, for allegedly killing his wife and transporting her corpse in an attempt to escape from the community in Ilaro, Yewa South local government area of the state.
Lowe, who was suspected of having killed his wife and had hidden the corpse in a sack tied to the back of his motorcycle, was intercepted during a stop-and-search operation on Wednesday while trying to escape the community.
The spokesperson for the command, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday, revealing that the suspect was arrested at about 1:05 p.m. following credible information.
Odutola said that the corpse had marks of violence, bleeding around the neck, adding that a blood-stained cutlass was also recovered at the crime scene.
The statement reads, “On Wednesday, 19th November 2025, at about 1305hrs, the Divisional Police Officer in Ilaro received credible information that a suspected felon, Godonu Lowe ‘m’ of Omolende Village via Idogo, was transporting the corpse of an unknown woman on a motorcycle in an attempt to escape from the community.
“Acting swiftly, police operatives intercepted the suspect and a sack tied to the back of his motorcycle was untied. The content was discovered to be the corpse of an adult female, later identified as his wife.
“The body bore marks of violence, bleeding around the neck, suggesting foul play. A blood-stained cutlass was recovered at the crime scene.”
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Odutola noted that the suspect has been taken into custody and the remains of the victim deposited at the State Morgue in Ilaro for preservation and autopsy.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo, while commending the anonymous informant, urged members of the public to continue providing timely and credible information to assist the police in crime prevention and detection.
He stressed that even the slightest suspicion reported to the police could save lives.
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