Police Arrests 4 Over Ikire Killings In Osun

Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspects over the Monday, 24th August 2026 killings in Ikire, Irewole- local government area of Osun State.

The state commissioner of police, CP Ibrahim Umar Zungura, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Osogbo, named Sikiru Ademola Adedeji ‘m’ age 21 years, Olalere Taiwo ‘m’ age 21 years, Olalere Ademola ‘m’ age 26 years, and Bankole Abiodun ‘m’ age 20 years as suspects.

According to Zungura, following a distress call to the police on the fateful day, the DPO, Ikire and his men responded and when they got to naira & kobo area in Ikire, a group of armed hoodlums numbering about 30 descended on the Police Officers and forcefully snatched a AK 47 rifle from one of them.

“One of the hoodlums popularly known as Ayewo started shooting sporadically with the snatched AK 47 rifle which hit three policemen and two passers-by and later resulted to the death of the two passers-by while the hoodlums ran away with the police official rifle and the injured policemen were taken to hospital for medical treatment.

The CP disclosed that following credible intelligence gathered and painstaking technical analysis of available information relating to the incident, operatives of the Osun State Police Command, on Wednesday, 26th August 2026, successfully arrested four suspects in-connection with the attack.

He further disclosed that one cutlass-like object was recovered from the suspects adding that the suspects have confessed their involvement in the incident that reportedly claimed two lives.

“During preliminary interrogation, they all confessed to be political thugs and their faction is headed by one Ayewo ‘m’ other name unknown and it was Ayewo that shot the snatched AK 47 riffle that hit the victims. Investigation is ongoing for the arrest of Ayewo and others at large,” Zungura said.

He appealed to members of the public to continue to provide the police with credible and timely information that can assist in preventing crime and apprehending criminal elements in the society.