{"id":151438,"date":"2025-02-19T17:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T16:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/cp-orders-investigation-into-murder-of-policeman-wife-in-ekiti"},"modified":"2025-02-20T23:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:20:33","slug":"cp-orders-investigation-into-murder-of-policeman-wife-in-ekiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/cp-orders-investigation-into-murder-of-policeman-wife-in-ekiti","title":{"rendered":"CP orders investigation into murder of policeman, wife in Ekiti"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Police Command in Ekiti State has ordered a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Caleb Leranmo and his wife, Taiwo Leranmo.<\/p>\n

This is contained in a statement by the command\u2019s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Sunday Abutu on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti.<\/p>\n

He said the Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, has directed the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, to immediately conduct a thorough investigation to ascertain the cause of the couple\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

The couple was gruesomely murdered at their residence on Tuesday in the state capital, Ado-Ekiti.<\/p>\n

Abutu said that the police received a distress call on at about 07:00hrs on Tuesday that a murder incident occurred at Igirigiri Road, Odo-Ado area of Ado-Ekiti.<\/p>\n

He said that operatives from Odo-Ado Division were immediately deployed to the scene.<\/p>\n

According to the PPRO, on getting there, the late ASP Caleb Leranmo was found in a pool of his own blood with his private part severed.<\/p>\n

He added that the deceased\u2019s wife, Taiwo Leranmo, was also found besides him in a pool of her own blood with brutal head injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe couple was rushed to the hospital where they were both confirmed dead by a medical doctor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Command\u2019s spokesman further said that their bodies were later deposited in the morgue for preservation and further medical examination.<\/p>\n

Abutu added that a cutlass, which was found with blood stains was recovered from the scene of the incident.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Police Command in Ekiti State has ordered a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Caleb Leranmo and his wife, Taiwo Leranmo. This is contained in a statement by the command\u2019s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Sunday Abutu on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti. 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