The Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the killing of a 14-year-old boy, Olapade Ezekiel, during a shooting incident at Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects were Saheed Kareem a.k.a. Tanfiani, 32; Ismail Yekeen a.k.a. Asumo Ayan, 24; Abass Afeez a.k.a. SS Abass, 32; Salako Taofeek a.k.a. Fenuso, 30 and Barrister Abdulrauf Ogunshola.
The command disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday, by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, said the incident occurred on June 21, 2026, at a palm-wine shop along Council Road, near the Irepodun Local Government Secretariat in Ilobu.
He said the deceased’s father, Olugbenga Olapade, reported the incident at the Ilobu Police Division the same day.
According to the complaint, Ezekiel was at the shop with his father and some customers when a group of people allegedly arrived in a Sienna bus and began shooting sporadically.
“The Osun State Police Command wish to update member of the public on the ongoing investigation into the shooting incident that occurred on 21st June 2026 at about 1530hrs at a palm-wine shop located along Council Road, adjacent Irepodun Local Government Headquarters, Ilobu, Osun State.
“At about 1700hrs on the same date, one Olugbenga Olapade ‘m’ of Ododo Compound, Ilobu, reported at Ilobu Police Division that his 14-year-old son, Olapade Ezekiel was shot. According to the complaint, the deceased was at the palm-wine shop with his parent and some customers when a group of persons allegedly arrived at the area in a Sienna bus and started shooting sporadically.
“As a result of the shooting, Olapade Ezekiel ‘m’ 14 years old, sustained a gunshot injury and subsequently died, while another person identified as Matthew John ‘m’ a.k.a. Mofoto sustained a gunshot injury.
Hence the incident, police operatives have since lauched investigation into the incident, and have been on the trail of the suspects who have been hibernating or running from one place to another to evade arrest, but police not resting on its oars put all investigation mechanisms in place which led to the arrest of the following.
“All the suspects above confessed taken part in the crime. Invesatigation further reveals that, Salako Taofeek a.k.a. Fenuso was identified by other suspects as the person that actually fired the shot that eventually killed the deceased. Fenuso stated that, Alaagba now at large is their armourer/ the custodian of the gun they used for the operation. Meanwhile, Police is on his trail for possible arrest and prosecution.
“The Command wishes to make it clear that the investigation is being conducted professionally and impartially. The Command will rely on credible evidence, forensic findings and other investigative processes in determining the circumstances of the incident and the individual role of any of the people involved,” he said.
