The Nigeria Police Force is investigating the death of Yu Yan Jun, a 44-year-old Chinese national and storekeeper with Donfeng Chinese Company along Iperu-Ode Remo Road in Ogun State, who collapsed after complaining of high blood pressure and was later confirmed dead.
According to the Force’s 24-hour operational summary for 1 November 2026, the incident occurred on 29 October 2026 at about 6:00 p.m. Yu Yan Jun closed from duty, complained of ill health, and was rushed to Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan-Remo, where a medical doctor confirmed him dead. He had been managing high blood pressure and was on medication.
Detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Eleweran visited the scene, took photographs, and deposited the body at the hospital mortuary for autopsy pending the arrival of his family members.
The Ogun case is one of several serious incidents handled by the police across seven states in the period under review. The Force recorded seven homicide cases, one armed robbery, one cult-related killing, and other interventions, with four suspects arrested nationwide.
In Adamawa State, officers rescued a 17-year-old woman, Ummi Saad, from a lynch mob in Shuwa Village, Madagali Local Government Area, after she allegedly threw a three-year-old boy, Abdulrazak Aminu, into a hand-dug well. The child was confirmed dead at Cottage Hospital, Gulak. Police intervened to prevent the suspect from being set ablaze and restored calm. SCID Yola is investigating.
In Osun State, police arrested Oyebamiji Lekan for the machete murder of 67-year-old Samson Gabriel following a dispute over ₦10,000. The victim sustained multiple cuts and died at the scene. Officers recovered the weapon and deposited the body at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital for autopsy. In a separate incident, armed robbers in military camouflage barricaded the Ife-Osu Expressway and assaulted a commercial driver who resisted. The assailants fled into the bush; tracking operations continue under SCID Osogbo.
Borno State police recovered the bodies of two brothers, Umar Mohammed, 30, and Goni Mohammed, 20, killed with arrows at La’mallumti Village, Gubio Local Government Area. The bodies were discovered by their sibling, Usman Adamu, a Fulani cattle rearer. A joint team of police, Rangers and Civilian Joint Task Force personnel processed the scene before the remains were buried by relatives. SCID Maiduguri is investigating.
In Bauchi State, officers are tracking Usuman Aliyu Isah, 31, who allegedly stabbed 25-year-old Usama Idris to death in Zango Area of Bauchi Metropolis. The victim died from severe injuries at the State Specialist Hospital. In Cross River State, police are pursuing fleeing cult members led by one Solo Nnamdi over the stabbing death of Patrick Alim in Ogoja. The victim died at Ogoja General Hospital.
Two young men, Bandagi Yabagi and Keke Alh. Shaba, both 20, drowned when their canoe capsized in River Dogo at Echegi Village, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State while attempting to cross to their farm. Police recovered the bodies for Islamic burial. In a separate case in Suleja, detectives are investigating the stabbing death of an unidentified man aged about 30 found along Angwan-Kabula Junction.
In Akwa Ibom State, detectives on stop-and-search along Abak Road, Uyo, arrested Onyenenus Romanus and Ufanabasi Sunday after intercepting a tricycle conveying stolen cable wires and iron bars. The suspects confessed to vandalising a construction site belonging to Craneburg Company along Udo Udoma Avenue.
Force Public Relations Officer CSP Ani Iniedu stated that four suspects were arrested during the period. No firearms, ammunition, vehicles or kidnapped victims were recovered, and no suspects were neutralised. Seven homicides, one armed robbery and one cultism incident were recorded, with no reports of gender-based violence, kidnapping, banditry or terrorism.