Tragedy struck in Inisa, Osun State, as the bodies of two friends, Alli Baba and Kayode Olete, were discovered in a dilapidated building after a deadly altercation. The incident occurred on Thursday evening, with both men reportedly stabbing each other to death.
Alli Baba, a Ghanaian palm wine tapper, and his friend Kayode Olete were found with their intestines exposed, suggesting that dangerous weapons were used in their fight. The cause of the fight remains unknown.
A resident of Inisa, Jamiu, shared that loud noises were heard from the house around 9:00 PM on Thursday, indicating a serious confrontation. “My house is in the same Baale Okunoye compound where Alli Baba was living. We all heard loud noises from the house around 9:00 PM on Thursday when the two of them were fighting each other. We couldn’t approach the scene because it was late. When security men came around the next morning, they found both of them dead. They had stabbed each other to death, but I can’t say what caused the fight,” Jamiu explained.
Kehinde Adeleke, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State Command, confirmed the incident. “On Thursday evening, around 21:05 hours, we received a report of a fight at Baale Okunoye Compound, Inisa, involving Ali Baba, a Ghanaian palm wine tapper in his 60s, and Kayode Olete, 52. Both men were found dead the next morning with their intestines exposed. The cause of the fight is unknown,” Adeleke stated.
The families of the deceased were contacted, and with their consent, the bodies were buried.
In a separate incident, a commercial driver named Olalekan Amos was arrested by the police for absconding with electronic gadgets worth N4.5 million. The suspect was supposed to deliver the electronics from Edo State to Osogbo but fled with the items instead. The police spokesman, Yemisi Opalola, revealed that Amos confessed to selling the three amplifiers, each worth N1.5 million, for N25,000 each.
Opalola stated, “Upon receiving the report, the police Anti-cultism Unit tracked down and arrested the suspect on July 4, 2024. He confessed to selling the three amplifiers worth N1.5 million each for N25,000.”
These incidents highlight the need for increased vigilance and community cooperation to prevent such tragic events in the future.
