By: Ade Phillips
In Ogun State, the police command reports that Mba Moses and Florence Moses have been accused of causing the death of Mark Kalu following injuries sustained during a altercation.
This was conveyed through a statement by SP Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson, released to journalists in Abeokuta on Saturday.
Odutola explained that the Divisional Police Officer in Odeda area of the state, on Saturday at 7:00 a.m., received a report of the death of the 45-year-old man.
The spokesperson said that the deceased sustained injuries during a fight that occurred on October 8, 2023, at Osiele market.
“The altercation took place in the market square between the late Mark Kalu and a couple, Mba Moses, aged 50, and his wife, Florence, aged 40, leading to the death of Kalu,” he said.
“Efforts were initially made by the Babaloja of Osiele and the Igbo community leader to mediate and find an amicable resolution but these failed.
“However, the suspects have now been taken into custody for preliminary investigation into the matter,” she said.
She explained that the body of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary of the Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba, for autopsy.
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