Kogi: Police recover murdered Photojournalist, vows discreet investigation of suspect

Operatives of Kogi State Police Command has disclosed that the remains of a photojournalist, Ayobami Aiyepeku, who was allegedly murdered by an officer of the Nigeria Correctional Service, has been recovered in a bush where it was dumped.

The corpse was decomposed in a bush at zone 8, close to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, office on Sunday in Lokoja following complaints of foul odour oozing out of the area by residents.

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The Police Public Relations Officer of Kogi State Police Command, William Ovye Aya, confirmed this development to journalists on Tuesday in Lokoja, vowing that discreet investigation would be carried to unravel circumstances behind the killing.

He said, the body had been deposited at the Kogi State Specialist Hospital for autopsy and investigation, assuring that the investigation would unravel reasons for the killing of the photojournalist.

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“We are committed to uncovering the full details of what transpired,” Aya said, appealing to the public, the victim’s family, and professional colleagues to assist with credible information that could aid the investigation.

The late Aiyepeku was reportedly killed last Tuesday night by one Oluwapelumi Adebayo, an officer with the Nigeria Correctional Service, inside an office near the Kogi Government House.

According to police accounts, Adebayo allegedly placed Aiyepeku’s corpse in a deep freezer before disposing of it in the bush where it was later found.

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