Operatives of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, So-Safe Corps, have arrested a 50 year-old man, Kazeem Adeoye, after his family allegedly assaulted a woman, Morifat Oladeinde and her daughter, Mariam, at Shonde in Ifo Local Council of the state.

The suspect and his wife were said to have stormed the victim’s residents and assaulted her and her daughter after an altercation between his sons, Abdullah and Ope with the victim’s children while returning from church on Sunday.

The suspect’s arrest follows a complaint lodged at Olayemi/Demokula Divisional Headquarters by the victim at about 4:45p.m on Sunday, October 11, 2026.

The Corps’ Commander, Dr. Soji Ganzallo confirmed this to newsmen in a statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations, ACC Adegunwa Adegbuyi, in Abeokuta, the state capital, yesterday.

Ganzallo explained that according to the victim, the suspect and his wife stormed her residence and started to abuse her family verbally, alleging that during the confrontation, the suspect’s wife struck her with a stick on the head, resulting to bleeding.

He explained further that after the quarrel, the victim discovered a visible laceration on her daughter’s forehead, which she alleged was inflicted on her by the suspect.

The commander said that following the following the report, the Divisional Officer, SC Innocent Matthew, directed a team of two officers to apprehend the suspect for investigation.

He said that during the interrogation, the suspect confessed that he entered the victim’s residence to warn her family over disputes with his sons, but the incident turn into physical assault resulting to she and her daughter sustaining injuries

According to Ganzallo, the suspect explained that his children informed him that the victim’s children were obstructed their path while they rode their bicycle and on hearing that, he went to her residence to warn her to caution her children, but the encounter resulted to a physical altercation.

He said that after observing the injuries sustained by the complainant and her daughter, the Divisional Officer directed they should be taken immediately to Government Health Centre, Lisa, for medical treatment.

The commander said that suspect was subsequently detained pending further investigation and the receipt of the medical report.

He added that on Monday, October 12, 2026, following preliminary investigations, the case file and the suspect were handed over to the Ifo Area Command for further investigation and possible prosecution.

Ganzallo, however, urged members of the public to resolve disagreements peacefully and report incidents of violence promptly to the appropriate authorities.

He also emphasised the importance of protecting children and ensuring that allegations of violence are thoroughly investigated by the relevant authorities.