Ex-Convict Att∆cks Policeman in Ogun Over Alleged Affair With His Wife

Ex-Convict Attacks Policeman in Ogun Over Alleged Affair With His Wife

Tension gripped the Panseke area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, after an ex-convict launched a violent attack on a police officer, stabbing him in the forehead over an alleged affair with his wife.

The shocking incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, when the ex-convict reportedly arrived on a motorcycle and attempted to snatch an AK-47 rifle from a police officer stationed near an armoured vehicle.

Eyewitnesses said the attacker’s plan was to use the weapon to shoot another officer, whom he accused of having an affair with his wife and framing him, which allegedly led to his imprisonment.

When he failed to seize the rifle, the enraged ex-convict pulled a knife from his trousers and stabbed the officer he accused. Other policemen at the scene quickly intervened, overpowered the suspect, and restrained him before taking him into custody.

A witness said, “He came on an Okada, tried to grab the officer’s gun, and when that failed, he pulled out a knife and stabbed him, accusing the officer of sleeping with his wife.”

Police sources confirmed that the injured officer has been taken for medical treatment, while the suspect remains under investigation.

This incident comes months after security operatives arrested a 54-year-old ex-convict, Adelani Oriyomi, in Abeokuta for attempting to exhume a human skull; highlighting a worrying trend of recurring criminal behavior among ex-offenders in the state.