UPDATE: Police Disclose What Could Have Killed Chief ImamF Found Dead Inside His Car

The Ogun State Police Command has opened up following the sad death of a chief Imam in Ogun state.

The Imam of Atiba community in Ijebuland, Alhaji Mushafau Bakare, was found dead in his car on Wednesday.

It was gathered that the cleric, said to be in his 60s, was declared missing on Tuesday while on his way to an outing within Ijebu-Ode. Efforts by friends and families to locate the deceased Imam were unsuccessful, even as calls to his mobile rang out for hours. Many people thought the Imam had been kidnapped by some unknown gunmen. However, the Imam’s lifeless body was found in his car around Ikangba, Odogbolu Local Government Area of the State, on Wednesday.

Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun State police spokesman while reacting, said the cleric was neither kidnapped nor killed as speculated by people.