Thursday, June 4, 2026

The Sun Nigeria

Police confirm death of gospel artiste, others in Lagos studio

Nigerian police

The death of a gospel artiste, Matthew Ogundele, and three of his crew members has been confirmed by the Lagos State Police Command. 

Ogundele and the others were reportedly found dead in a Lagos music studio in Abraham Adesanya area of Ajah, Lagos State.

An investigation has begun to unravel the mystery behind the tragic incident. Meanwhile, the police say there was no sign of violence.

“Investigation is ongoing, as there was no sign of violence on the remains of the victims,” a source within the police shared.

Online reports reveal that the victims stayed overnight after performing at a birthday praise event, and were later discovered unresponsive.

The names of the deceased crew members are Joseph Sanya, Itunu Ogundele, and a blogger, Matthew Awosanya, otherwise known as JoesTv.

They were scheduled to perform at birthday praise organised by another female gospel artiste, Olanireti Akinbola.

It was gathered that they finished late and decided to sleep over in the studio, where their remains were later found the following day.

“The convener invited some gospel artistes to minister during her three-day birthday praise, which started on Monday.

“Segun Praise was scheduled to minister on the second day, and he came with his crew. The session started in the evening and ran late, so they decided to stay overnight in the studio.

“It was the following morning that we heard that their lifeless bodies were found in the studio,” the police source added.