Osun Police Confirm Shooting Of Gov Adeleke’s Ally ‘Emir Ajagungbade’, Launch Probe Into Killing

Osun Police Confirm Shooting Of Gov Adeleke’s Ally ‘Emir Ajagungbade’, Launch Probe Into Killing

Osun Police Confirm Shooting Of Gov Adeleke’s Ally ‘Emir Ajagungbade’, Launch Probe Into Killing

The command said it was working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting and identify those responsible.

The Osun State Police Command says it has commenced an investigation into the shooting of Comrade Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as “Emir Ajagungbade,” in Ile-Ife.

Oyeyemi, a known associate of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and a member of the Accord Party, was reportedly shot on Sunday, September 13, 2026, amid a dispute linked to control of a motor park in the city.

In a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the police said their attention was initially drawn to an accident around Energy Filling Station in Ile-Ife, following which officers were deployed to restore normalcy and secure the area.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that one Olalekan Oyeyemi aka Emir was shot,” the statement said.

The command said it was working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting and identify those responsible.

“The Command is currently working to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the shooting, identify those responsible, and bring all persons found culpable to justice,” it said.

“The Command assures members of the public that every necessary investigative and operational measure is being taken to get to the root of the matter.”

SaharaReporters had earlier reported that Oyeyemi was allegedly shot at Mayfair Garage in Ile-Ife during an incident reportedly linked to a dispute over control of the motor park.

Following the incident, Governor Adeleke ordered the immediate arrest of all persons allegedly involved in Oyeyemi’s killing and directed the vacation of motor parks by rival groups involved in the leadership tussle.

The governor also ordered the reintroduction of the Park Management System across the state to address disputes over control of motor parks and garages.

“The governor charged the Commissioner of Police to act immediately to arrest all those involved. Law and order must be maintained. There will be no sacred cows as all culprits will be brought to book,” Adeleke said through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed.

The governor also urged residents to remain calm, saying, “We call on members of the public to remain calm. We will ensure restoration of peace in all the affected parks and areas. The security agencies are under instruction to ensure the sustainability of peace at all cost.”

On the proposed Park Management System, Adeleke said: “We are reintroducing the Park Management System. I will soon issue an executive order to give effect to the new management system to manage parks and garages across the state.”

Meanwhile, the police said Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Zungura strongly condemned the shooting and warned against reprisals.

The statement quoted Zungura as urging individuals, groups and members of the public “not to take laws into their hands or engaging in acts of reprisal, violence, destruction of property or any other form of criminality.”

He also appealed to residents of Ile-Ife and other parts of Osun State to remain calm and assist the investigation.

“The Commissioner of Police urges residents of Ile-Ife and the entire State to remain calm, law-abiding and cooperate with the Police by providing useful information that may assist the investigation,” the statement said.

The command assured residents of its commitment to protecting lives and property and maintaining peace and public order, while expressing condolences to Oyeyemi’s family and friends.

Oyeyemi had been involved in Osun's transport and park management system and was reportedly a member of the transition committee constituted ahead of Adeleke's inauguration as governor.

He had also been described in previous reports as a political associate of Adeleke and was linked to former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola.

Oyeyemi had previously faced legal controversies. The Osun State Police Command declared him wanted in July 2022 over allegations including murder, cultism and armed robbery.

He was subsequently arrested by the police anti-kidnapping unit and arraigned at the Federal High Court in Osogbo in 2024 on multiple charges, including terrorism, conspiracy and unlawful killing. He was granted bail in April 2024.

The police said the investigation into Sunday’s shooting is ongoing.

 

TROOPS ARREST THREE SUSPECTED DRUG PEDDLERS, RECOVER 92 PARCELS OF COLORADO IN BORNO

TROOPS ARREST THREE SUSPECTED DRUG PEDDLERS, RECOVER 92 PARCELS OF COLORADO IN BORNO

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested three suspected drug peddlers and recovered 92 parcels of suspected Colorado concealed inside cartons of LG television sets along the Maiduguri–Mafa road in Borno State.

The suspects — Haruna A. Usman, 39; Mohammed Haruna, 40; and Dauda Ali, 40 — were intercepted by troops of 195 Battalion on Sept. 9 while travelling in a Mitsubishi Fuso truck.

Five mobile phones were also recovered.

The suspects, vehicle and exhibits are expected to be handed over to the NDLEA for further investigation and prosecution.

🇳🇬 Troops continue efforts to disrupt criminal and terrorist logistics networks across the North-East.

2026 FIFA U-20 WWC: Nigeria Becomes First and Only African Nation to Reach Knockout Stage

2026 FIFA U-20 WWC: Nigeria Becomes First and Only African Nation to Reach Knockout Stage

Nigeria’s Falconets have become the first and only African team to qualify for the knockout stage of the ongoing 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland after an emphatic 10-1 victory over New Caledonia in their final Group F fixture on Sunday.

According to a report by FIFA, the result, combined with Spain’s 3-1 victory over China PR in the other Group F match, saw Nigeria finish second in the group with superior goal difference to secure a place in the Round of 16. 

The qualification represents a significant turnaround for Moses Aduku’s side, who entered the final round of group matches under pressure after losing 2-0 to Spain in their opener and drawing 0-0 with China PR.

Nigeria needed a strong result against tournament debutants New Caledonia and duly delivered a commanding performance in Łódź.

The Falconets were already four goals ahead at half-time before continuing their dominance after the interval to complete a 10-1 rout.

The victory lifted Nigeria to four points from three matches, while Spain topped Group F with nine points. 

China, who had four points before the final round, qualified as one of the best third-place teams 

Nigeria’s route to the knockout stage was far from straightforward.

The Falconets opened their campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Spain, leaving them with no points after the first round of matches.

They responded with a goalless draw against China PR to earn their first point but leaving their qualification hopes dependent on the final group fixtures.

Before the New Caledonia match, reports noted that Nigeria needed victory and a favourable result in the Spain-China encounter to strengthen their chances of reaching the Round of 16.

The Falconets ultimately produced exactly what was required, combining their biggest win of the tournament with Spain’s victory over China.

Nigeria’s qualification means the Falconets are now the sole African representatives remaining in the competition.

Africa entered the 2026 tournament with four teams — Nigeria, Ghana, Benin Republic and Tanzania — after all four secured qualifications from the continent.

Tanzania's campaign ended after defeats to Brazil and England, followed by a 6-0 loss to Canada. The Canadian victory confirmed Tanzania's elimination from Group B.

Benin also failed to progress from Group A after suffering defeats against Poland and Argentina, while Ghana's Black Princesses were eliminated from Group C after their campaign ended against France. 

Ghana had already suffered a 3-0 defeat to Ecuador in their opening match.

Nigeria’s qualification therefore gives the country another opportunity to challenge for the title while the other three African nations have exited the tournament.

With the group stage now behind them, Aduku’s side will turn their attention to the knockout rounds, where the margin for error disappears.

They will now face England in Bielsko-Biala on 17 September for a place in the quarter-finals.

The Osun State Police Command has arrested a woman following the death of a vigilante member identified as Sunday, popularly known as Apetu, shortly after a sexual encounter in Ile-Ife, Osun State.

The Osun State Police Command has arrested a woman following the death of a vigilante member identified as Sunday, popularly known as Apetu, shortly after a sexual encounter in Ile-Ife, Osun State.

Tribune Online reports that the incident occurred around 2:30pm on Sunday in the Odi-Olokun area of Ile-Ife.

A video circulating on social media showed Apetu in severe distress at Ooni Ilare Street, where he was heard pleading with the woman to give him urine.

The woman was subsequently taken into custody at the Moore Police Division.

According to the report, a situation report attributed to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps stated that Apetu was found gasping, screaming and pleading with the woman while showing signs of severe physical distress after the sexual encounter.

He later died, while his remains were deposited at the morgue of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife.

However, the actual cause of his death has not been officially established.

Tribune Online reported that some residents attributed the death to what they described as a “thunderbolt,” a traditional belief that a person affected by a supposed spell could harm another person through sexual contact.

The claim has not been confirmed by the authorities, and no link between the belief and the man’s death has been established.

A senior officer of the Osun State Police Command said the command was aware of reports circulating on social media and cautioned members of the public against spreading unverified information.

The incident has generated concern in Ile-Ife amid conflicting accounts surrounding the sudden death.

Authorities have urged residents to remain calm and allow the police and relevant medical authorities to establish the circumstances and actual cause of the death.

From “Egbon Tunji” to Inspector-General: Ayo Mojoyin Recounts the IGP Disu Nigeria Never Knew

From “Egbon Tunji” to Inspector-General: Ayo Mojoyin Recounts the IGP Disu Nigeria Never Knew

 

Sometimes, a career can be measured not only by the office a man eventually occupies, but by the lives he touches long before he gets there.

For Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu, the journey to the highest professional office in the Nigeria Police Force has taken him from the corridors of Ago-Iwoye Police Division to the very top of Nigeria’s policing hierarchy.

When he recently returned to the Ago-Iwoye Police Division the place where he served as a young Divisional Police Officer, he was not merely returning to a police station.

He was returning to where a significant chapter of his story began.

I commend the IGP for that decision.

For some people, the past is something to escape from. For others, it is a place to return to with gratitude, reflection and humility.

Disu’s return to Ago-Iwoye brought back memories for me personally, memories that date back to my days as a student of the then Ogun State University, now Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye.

At the time, I knew him simply as “Egbon Tunji.”

I was a student. He was the DPO.

But to many of us who encountered him during those turbulent years, he was much more than a police officer occupying an office.

He was a man who understood the delicate relationship between the police and students.

He knew when to enforce the law, when to caution, when to listen and, perhaps most importantly, when to advise.

 *WHEN AGO-IWOYE AND ORU ALMOST TURNED DEADLY* 

One particular episode remains permanently etched in my memory.

During a community fracas involving students and some Oru indigenes, tensions became dangerously high and what started as a dispute threatened to spiral into something far more devastating.

I was there, so was Disu, at Itamerin Junction, as students from Ago-Iwoye were moving towards Oru, Disu was present and from my recollection, provided police support to ensure that the situation did not degenerate into uncontrollable violence, that evening, my own life was almost changed forever, a stray bullet entered my eye but I survived, that, however, is a story for another day.

What I remember most about Disu from that period was not simply the uniform, the authority or the police convoy, it was his approach.

He understood that students were not enemies of the state. They were young Nigerians whose emotions could easily be inflamed, but whose future could equally be destroyed by one reckless decision.

He therefore tried to make us understand that we were our brothers’ keepers.

 *THE DPO WHO WAS CALLED “EGBON TUNJI”* 

I called him Egbon Tunji because that was how many of us related to him, he was firm, but he was not a bully.

He could be authoritative without humiliating people.

He would advise you about the consequences of your actions and remind you that the future was bigger than whatever confrontation was taking place at that moment.

Looking back today, I believe that was one of the qualities that distinguished him.

As a young police officer commanding a sensitive university community, he appeared to understand that policing was not merely about making arrests.

It was also about conflict prevention, community engagement and protecting young people from decisions that could permanently derail their lives.

From my experience at the time, Disu’s tenure as DPO in Ago-Iwoye was relatively calm when compared with some of the periods that followed, particularly in relation to cult-related clashes and student unrest.

For those of us who lived through that period, that mattered.

 *HE NEVER KNEW I REMEMBERED* 

Interestingly, I never reminded him of these Ago-Iwoye experiences.

Even when he later became the boss of the Rapid Response Squad in Lagos, we crossed paths and interacted, but I never brought up those university days.

Perhaps he had forgotten, I had not.

There were even occasions when he asked his boys to look for me.

The first was connected to the incident in which the stray bullet entered my eye.

The second came after an entirely different episode involving my stolen phone.

In that incident, while desperately searching for the phone, I ended up damaging three doors and was subsequently facing a malicious-damage allegation.

When I eventually discovered that phone, I ran to Lagos. 

On my return, I came with the late CSP Silifat Momoh, the mother of a friend of mine, who intervened to help resolve the matter.

These may sound like small episodes in the enormous journey of a man who would eventually become Inspector-General of Police, but sometimes, history is best understood through the small moments.

 *“I KNEW HE WOULD GO PLACES”* 

I have always believed that Olatunji Disu would go places, even as a young DPO in Ago-Iwoye, there was something about his disposition that suggested he was not going to remain ordinary. He carried himself as a man who understood responsibility.

Today, that young officer who once commanded a police division in Ago-Iwoye sits at the pinnacle of Nigeria’s police institution and now that he has returned to the place where his journey began, I believe Nigerians should pause and appreciate the symbolism.

 *From Ago-Iwoye to Force Headquarters.* 

From commanding students and residents in a university town to commanding one of Africa’s largest police institutions.

From being “Egbon Tunji” to becoming Inspector-General Disu.

That is not merely a career progression.

It is a story about time, experience, resilience, leadership and destiny.

 *A JOURNEY WORTH REMEMBERING* 

I congratulate the IGP on returning to Ago-Iwoye.

I also salute the memory and service of the late CP Bolaji Odesanya and the present commissioner of police in Ogun State whose contributions to the Nigeria Police Force I have always respected.

For me, however, the significance of Disu’s return goes beyond nostalgia, It is a reminder that those who occupy powerful offices today once stood somewhere else, learning, making decisions, confronting challenges and earning the respect of the people around them.

Ago-Iwoye was one of Disu’s early proving grounds and for those of us who were there, we saw the young officer before the stars and the office came.

I saw “Egbon Tunji.”

I saw a police officer who could engage students.

I saw a man who could stand in the middle of a volatile situation and attempt to prevent it from becoming a catastrophe.

I saw someone who believed that young people still had futures worth protecting.

Today, Nigeria sees the Inspector-General of Police but Ago-Iwoye remembers the DPO and perhaps that is the most powerful part of this homecoming.

The office may change. The rank may rise. The responsibilities may become enormous. But every great journey has a place where it started.

For IGP Olatunji Disu, that place is Ago-Iwoye and for some of us who were there, his return is not just history, it is personal.

 *~ Ayo Mojoyin writes.

The Association of Nigerian Theatre Practitioners (ANTP) has announced that Wale Elesho has successfully undergone surgery to treat a facial lesion

The Association of Nigerian Theatre Practitioners (ANTP) has announced that Wale Elesho has successfully undergone surgery to treat a facial lesion

The Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (ANTP) has announced that veteran actor Adewale Elesho recently underwent successful surgery to treat a facial lesion.

Concerns about Elesho’s health were first raised during the funeral rites for the late Taiwo ‘Ogogo’ Hassan, where many attendees noticed the actor’s facial condition and urged him to seek medical attention, with some suggesting it might require a dermatologist’s care.

In an interview with the BBC, Elesho addressed public worries, clarifying that the lesion was not cancerous. It isn’t cancer.

Would someone with cancer be walking around? I still drive and go places. It’s a minor issue that became bigger because I didn’t seek the right treatment when it first appeared, he explained.

Providing an update on Facebook, Adejonwo Oluwafemi Femson, the national publicity secretary of ANTP, confirmed that Elesho’s surgery was a success and that the actor is recovering well.

By God’s grace, his operation was successful. He is doing well and recovering. Thank you all for the calls, prayers, and concern. We appreciate you. Please continue to pray for his speedy recovery,” he wrote.

Ilaro Chief Imam Returns Late Actor Ogogo’s ₦25m To Family

Ilaro Chief Imam Returns Late Actor Ogogo’s ₦25m To Family

The family of the late veteran actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has officially confirmed the receipt of ₦25 million from Sheikh Muhammad Tajudeen Mustapha Adewunmi, the Chief Imam of Ilaro.

The handover was validated by both the cleric and the late actor’s family during the eighth-day Fidau prayer held in memory of the actor in his hometown, Ilaro, Ogun State.

According to Sheikh Adewunmi, the late actor entrusted the sum to him while he was ill, with specific instructions to oversee the renovation of his grandfather’s house in Ilaro.

The Imam used the Fidau gathering to address reports circulating online that the money was meant for a mosque renovation.

In a video from the event, he said: “The ₦25 million sent by the actor was meant for rebuilding his own grandfather’s house rather than a mosque project, and the funds have since been returned to the Ogogo family.”

He bemoaned false reports by some bloggers and clarified that the funds were never intended for any religious project.

“The money was never meant for any mosque project. Ogogo sent the ₦25 million when he was sick. He intended to use the money to renovate his grandfather’s house,” the Chief Imam stated.

He also confirmed that the money had been handed over to the late actor’s children and family.

Sheikh Adewunmi’s decision to return the money has drawn widespread admiration across social media, with many applauding his honesty and transparency.

Commenters described the cleric as a “true man of God” and prayed for Allah’s rewards for him.

Others also honoured Ogogo for his gesture and commitment to his family roots.

The family expressed appreciation for the cleric’s integrity and for ensuring that Ogogo’s wishes for his family home in Ilaro were respected.

The clarification puts to rest speculation surrounding the purpose of the substantial sum and offers insight into Ogogo’s final wishes before his death.

His decision to commit the money towards restoring his grandfather’s home was described as a reflection of his connection to his family heritage.

The 8-day Fidau brought together family members, friends, colleagues, community leaders and sympathisers who gathered to honour the actor and pray for the repose of his soul.