Wednesday, September 16, 2026 - A man identified as Adejuwon Adekunle, aka Asa, has been shot dead by gunmen near a recreation centre in the Dele Yes Sir community, Osogbo, Osun State.
Adekunle was reportedly attacked between 1:30am and 2am on
Tuesday by yet-to-be-identified assailants, who allegedly traced him to the
area.
The circumstances surrounding the killing remained unclear
as of the time of filing this report.
However, the Osun State Police Command said preliminary
findings suggested that the incident might be cult-related, assuring that
investigation had commenced to unravel the circumstances surrounding the
killing.
The command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, who confirmed
the incident in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Tuesday, said
the victim was rushed to a hospital after he was shot but was pronounced dead
on arrival.
Ojelabi said, “What happened in Dele Yes Sir is suspected to
be a cult-related attack. The incident occurred around 2am on Tuesday.
“We got information that some armed men went to the area and
started shooting sporadically. One Adejuwon Adekunle, aka Asa, was shot and
rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead on arrival. His body was
deposited at the morgue.
“The Commissioner of Police has directed that the case be
transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department for a more discreet
investigation. We have not made any arrest regarding the incident.”
Meanwhile, the command said some persons had been invited
and interrogated in connection with the killing of an Accord Party chieftain,
Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade, in Ile-Ife on Sunday.
Ojelabi, however, declined to disclose the identities of
those invited for questioning.
He said, “No arrest has been made yet. Some persons were
invited by our operatives at the Th
The police had recovered another corpse within the precinct
of the Mayfair Motor Park, Ile-Ife, bringing to two the number of persons
reportedly killed in the shooting incident at the park.
The development came as the remains of Oyeyemi were interred
at his newly completed residence in the Agunbelewo area of Osogbo on Monday,
according to traditional rites.
Oyeyemi was shot dead on Sunday during a clash involving him
and a group led by another leader of the National Union of Road Transport
Workers, identified by his nickname, Sibi, at the Mayfair Motor Park.
A video circulating on social media showed Oyeyemi lying
face down in a pool of blood inside a vehicle after the incident.
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