The Osun State Police Command paraded suspects in connection with armed robbery, burglary and a violent clash that lost four lives at Alapa village and arrested six suspects in connection with the murder of Olalekan Oyeyemi Ajagungbade commonly known as Emir in Ile-Ife.
The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, CP Ibrahim Zungura, psc(+), mnips, said this at a press briefing in Osogbo, stating that on 13th September 2026, the Command received a distress call that armed men had stormed Mayfair Garage, Ile-Ife and fired sporadically resulting in the death of the victim while a fatal motor accident was also reported at Energy Filling Station along the Ile-Ife-Ibadan Road.
Zungura said he directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of State Criminal probe Department (SCID) to take care of the matter and guarantee that the probe is comprehensive.
The Commissioner said with consistent investigative efforts by the Homicide Section, four suspects were apprehended in connection with the crime with the help of the Amotekun Commandant.
Further inquiry led to the arrest of one Hammed Olalekan Dauda alias Jagaban who was reportedly involved in the crime and was found in possession of a cut-to-size handgun. He reportedly confessed during interrogation that he was given the gun by one Nurudeen Alowonle.
Further investigations also resulted in the arrest of a personal assistant to Nurudeen Alowonle, Waliu Adejare, alias Jay Jay, in connection with the event. Zungura listed the suspects as Tijani Ismail, Akinsola Ekundayo, Sijuade Moruf Oyinlola, Ayeni Adegbola Olalekan, Hammed Olalekan Dauda, alias Jagaban and Waliu Adejare, alias Jay Jay. He said all the suspects were mobilised by Nurudeen Alowonle and Adeyemi Ojo, alias Sibi. He said the Command was stepping up efforts to arrest Nurudeen Alowonle, Adeyemi Ojo nicknamed Sibi and other suspects at large who were reported to have engaged in the dastardly crime.
In a related incident, the command apprehended six suspects for armed robbery, they are Olaiya Sunday, 27; Akintunde Mariam, 28; Agoro Kudus, 27; Timileyin Idowu, 23; Adekunle Ibrahim, 30 and Temitope Opeyemi, 29. The exhibits found include one iPhone 13, one iPhone 11, an Infinix Smart 10, an Infinix Smart 8 and an Itel Android phone. Zungura said that on 24th September 2026 at about 1500hrs at Akinlalu, Ipetumodu Area, along Ile-Ife/Ibadan Motorway, a team of the Command’s Swift Action Squad (SAS) on stop-and-search stopped an unregistered red Bajaj Boxer motorcycle ridden by Olaiya Sunday with a passenger now at large. During the interrogation of the suspects by the police, two persons arrived at the spot and identified the rider and the passenger as the persons who robbed them of their unregistered TVS Lady motorcycle and three phones.
The Commissioner said the two suspects raced into the bush on being spotted, but the police in coordination with the complainants chased after them and detained the rider, Olaiya Sunday, following which the case was sent to the Anti-Robbery Section for discreet investigation. The suspect confessed during investigation that it was a planned robbery by five persons who left Oje Igosun in Ibadan, Oyo State with two Bajaj Boxer motorcycles and that on getting to Ile-Ife, they accosted their victims on an unregistered ash-coloured TVS lady motorcycle, alleged them to be members of an unlawful society and dispossessed them of an iPhone 13, an iPhone 11, an Infinix Smart 10 and the motorcycle. The suspect confessed that they operate in Ibadan, Osun and Lagos, robbing many people and that they sell stolen motorcycles to one Seriki at Mokola, Ibadan, Oyo State while stolen phones are sold to one man well known as Oshodi in Lagos State. One Akintunde Mariam, girlfriend of one of the suspects, who specialised in using her NIN number to register SIM cards for the robbers was also detained.
Zungura also revealed that on 14th October 2026, a team of police detectives from the Anti-Robbery Section went on investigation activities to Oyo State Command, where two of the suspects, Agoro Kudus, 27, and Timileyin Idowu, 23, who had been arrested by the Oyo State Police Anti-Cultism Section, were handed over to the Anti-Robbery Section of the Osun Command. On the same date at about 1900hrs, one Adekunle Ibrahim 30yrs alias Oshodi the receiver and one Temitope Opeyemi 29yrs were arrested at Yemetu Area, Ibadan, Oyo State with five stolen phones all taken in Osun State. Investigation is on to recover the stolen TVS motorbike and other stolen valuables, he said.
Similarly, on 10th October 2026, the Commissioner arrested Adeosun Gbenga at Ifo, Ogun State for conspiracy, burglary and stealing after a complainant reported that his Jumia pickup station at Ifo, Ogun State was burgled on 22nd August 2026 and several phones and gadgets were carted away.
He said the Cybercrime Unit of the State CID, Osogbo, went into action and arrested Gbenga Adeosun, 32, recovering one iPhone 13, five android phones, one tablet phone, two headsets, two watches and chargers.
The suspect during interrogation confessed to the crime and attempts are on high gear to arrest other suspects at large. Adeosun was remanded in a correctional center for a similar offence, Zungura said.
In another news, the Command has detained one Oniyefa Olayemi for his alleged involvement in the killing of four persons following a violent battle between rival factions at Alapa village, along Toro road, Ile-Ife.
The Commissioner said a complainant from Odo Ogbe, Ile-Ife, reported at Police ‘B’ Division, Modakeke, on the 5th of October 2026 at about 0830hrs, that some armed men numbering about ten, between the 4th and 5th of October 2026, invaded Alapa Village and opened fire sporadically, killing his mother, Toyin Olagbaju, 40 years. Following the report, Homicide Section detectives began an investigation and preliminary findings showed that two rival groups allegedly led by one Awosunle Tosin who is on the run and Emmanuel Agunbiade aka Abore were involved in a bloody fight for the control of a large cocoa farm located at Alapa Village and the fight was said to have led to multiple casualties.
The Command later detained Oniyefa Olayemi who is supporting the police in the ongoing investigation, Zungura said, adding that the detectives who visited the scene saw evidence of the usage of different calibres of rifles and ammunition in the event. Recovered at the scene are two Dane guns, one small axe, eleven expended cartridges, one live cartridge, three empty shells of AK-47 rifle ammo, two empty shells of LAR rifle ammunition, one empty shell of assault rifle ammunition and several locally manufactured charms. The deceased persons identified thus far are Toyin Olagbaju, female; Emmanuel Agunbiade, male, alias Abore; one Akeem, male and one Ademola, surname unknown, alias Small. The Commissioner stated that he has ordered that all needed investigative resources be enhanced to catch other absconding culprits and recover any other firearms connected to the crime.
“I am using this forum to warn people and groups against the use of violence, illegal firearms, taking the law into their hands over land disputes or other differences. “The general public is encouraged to resolve disputes through the right channels and report any suspicious activities to the nearest police station without delay,” Zungura added. “All the suspects will be brought to book once the investigation is complete in accordance with the law.
The Commissioner assured members of the public that no effort would be spared in ensuring that all those connected with one crime or another are brought to book, reiterating the Command’s commitment to protecting lives and property and urging members of the public to provide credible information that could assist policing in the State.
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