By Wilson Adekumola
The Osun Sate Police Command has launched manhunt for a man in connection with the death of an Islamic cleric identified as Kazeem Lasis in Ifon-Orolu in the state.
Confirming, the command’s Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, said the command has launched a manhunt for the prime suspect said to be a friend of the deceased.
It was gathered that the deceased went out a with a friend to undisclosed location on Friday and he had since then be declared missing but his corpse was later found floating on the Owala River on Saturday May 6, 2023.
“Investigation has commenced into the matter. We are looking for his friend that they said saw him last. When he is found, he will be able to shed light on what happened to the deceased,” Opalola said.
The PUNCH reported that a resident, who was present at the scene where the body was retrieved from the river, said when the family of the deceased contacted the suspect, he claimed to be in Edo State.
“Relations of Lasisi that reported the matter to the hunters and police said one of his friends came to pick him up at home on Friday, but he (Lasisi), didn’t return home since then,” the resident said.
“They said they initially thought maybe Lasisi was inside his room, praying, but when they opened the door to his room, he was not found there.
“They told the police and hunters that they saw Lasisi’s mobile phone and the luggage he wanted to travel with inside his room. They also called the number of his friend who came to pick him up, Ibrahim, and he told them he was already in Benin (Edo State). Some residents, after searching every part of the town, later found the corpse of the deceased floating on River Owala.”
