OSUN POLICE ARREST THREE SUSPECTS OVER KILLING OF RESIDENT AND RECOVER WEAPONS IN IKIRE

Law enforcement operatives apprehend prime suspect Nurudeen Ademakinwa and two accomplices following a fatal attack at a barbering salon, recovering an axe, knives, and mobile devices

The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of a resident, Seun Ajayi, in the Ikire area of Irewole Local Government Area.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the development, identifying the prime suspect as 30-year-old Nurudeen Ademakinwa, popularly known as "Igboya Aye-nuru," along with two accomplices, Agboluaje Usman, 23, and Awoniran Toheeb, 20.

According to the police report, the incident occurred at a barbering salon in the Oja-Ale area of Ikire, where the victim was ambushed and fatally attacked with machetes by a group of armed hoodlums led by Ademakinwa.

Following a formal report lodged at the Divisional Police Headquarters in Ikire, police detectives launched an intelligence-led operation that resulted in the tracking and apprehension of the three suspects.

During the operation, security operatives recovered several exhibits, including an axe, two double-edged knives, and three mobile phones.

Police investigations further revealed that the principal suspect had previously issued threatening voice notes to residents of the nearby Wasinmi community and was actively implicated in an August 24 attack on police officers that resulted in the deaths of two passersby.

The police command assured the public that all three suspects will be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction upon the conclusion of formal investigations.