The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps, also known as So-Safe Corps, have arrested Ibrahim Ogunrinde, a 46-year-old resident of Adu Town, Ajebo Road, Mile 6, Abeokuta, for attempted murder and motorcycle theft.

According to a press release issued on Friday by the State Commander of the Corps, Commander Soji Ganzallo, through the Office of Director of Information and Public Relations, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf, Ogunrinde was apprehended at Ijaye Garage, Abeokuta, on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at approximately 2:40 PM.

The statement detailed that “Ibrahim Ogunrinde, a butcher and farmer, pretended to be a passenger and asked the victim, Kosu Daniel (aka ‘Jeje’), to take him to Olubo Town on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at noon. He then allegedly stabbed Daniel in the neck and arm, leaving him in a pool of blood, and fled with the victim’s motorbike.”

Ogunrinde confessed that he was motivated by a desire to eliminate the victim, whom he believed had an affair with his wife two months prior. He thought he had succeeded in killing Daniel, not knowing that the victim was rushed to the hospital and is currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta.

The suspect and the recovered motorbike have been transferred to the Nigeria Police Force, SWAT, Magbon, for further investigation and likely prosecution.

Meanwhile, Commander Ganzallo praised the efforts of the Corps in apprehending the suspect, stating that it would serve as a deterrent to other criminally minded individuals in society.