Saturday, October 17, 2026

Oyo police nab three suspected homosexuals in Saki

The police identified the suspects as Ayomide Lukeman, 22; Shuaib Aremu, 22; and Abdul-Rasheed Mufeed, 23.

• October 17, 2026
suspect
suspect

The Oyo State police command says it arrested three suspects over alleged homosexuality following an intelligence-led operation in the Saki area of the state.

In a statement on Friday, the command’s spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, said the operation followed intelligence received by the command on September 29, 2026.

He stated that the suspects were arrested over alleged involvement in the act. 

Mr Olayinka said the state commissioner of police directed the command monitoring unit to verify the intelligence and take appropriate action, culminating in the arrest of three suspects.

The suspects were identified as Ayomide Lukeman, 22; Shuaib Aremu, 22; and Abdul-Rasheed Mufeed, 23.

According to him, during the preliminary investigations, the suspects allegedly admitted to engaging in homosexual acts. 

He said, “Two of the suspects reportedly confessed to having had carnal knowledge of the third suspect on multiple occasions, with the latter allegedly regarded by them as their “wife.

“Investigations are, however, ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the allegations and determine whether any other individuals are connected to the matter.”

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

Nigerian Bar Association

States

Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future

The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Jubilant 3SC players

States

3SC end winless run with 3-1 victory over visiting Ranchers Bees

The victory is expected to boost the morale of the players and technical crew

suspect

States

Oyo police nab three suspected homosexuals in Saki

The police identified the suspects as Ayomide Lukeman, 22; Shuaib Aremu, 22; and Abdul-Rasheed Mufeed, 23.

Mohammed Idris

Heading 5

Tinubu govt begins construction of 10,000 housing units in 14 states: Minister

The minister said the move reflected the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing Nigeria’s housing deficit.

Troops

States

Gunmen storm Plateau mining site, kill two persons

Mr Tengwong identified the victims as Goodluck Bulus and Emmanuel Monday.

Biodun Oyebanji

Heading 5

Gov Oyebanji reappoints SSG, chief of staff, spokesperson

The reappointments followed Mr Oyebanji’s inauguration for a second term in office.