Alleged murder: Police arrest three suspects in Osun

The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspects in reference to the alleged homicide of Seun Ajayi in Ikire, Osun State.

The command in an announcement by Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on Thursday, recognized the suspects Nurudeen Ademakinwa, popularly often called Igboya Aye-nuru, 30, Agboluaje Usman, 23, and Awoniran Toheeb, 20.

According to the police, the incident occurred on October 3, 2026, when Ajayi and his pal have been having their hair minimize at a barbing salon in the Oja-Ale space of Ikire.

Some hoodlums, allegedly led by Ademakinwa, attacked the 2 males with harmful weapons throughout the incident.

“Some hoodlums led by one Nurudeen Ademakinwa, a.k.a. Igboya Aye-nuru, and others who were armed with dangerous weapons attacked them and macheted the said Seun Ajayi to death,” the police mentioned.

The complainant reportedly escaped from the attackers and subsequently reported the incident to the police on the Ikire Divisional Police Headquarters at about 7.30 pm on the identical day.

The command mentioned intelligence-led operations led to the arrest of the three suspects.

“Items recovered throughout the operation included one axe, two double-edged knives and three Android cell phones, in response to the police.

“Ademakinwa had sent threatening voice messages to some residents of Wasimi, warning them to leave the town or face the consequences,” the assertion added.

The assertion additionally alleged that the suspect was concerned in the killing of two passers-by throughout an assault on law enforcement officials from the Ikire Division on August 24, 2026.

Ojelabi mentioned the suspects could be charged earlier than a courtroom of competent jurisdiction after the conclusion of investigations.