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The Osun State Police Command has apprehended five suspects in relation to the murder of 14-year-old Olapade Ezekiel during a shooting incident in Ilobu, Osun State. The incident, which occurred on June 21, 2026, took place at a palm-wine shop along Council Road, near the Irepodun Local Government Area headquarters. According to Police Public Relations Officer DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the deceased's father reported the incident at the Ilobu Police Division around 5pm on the same day.

Ezekiel was reportedly with his parent and other customers at the shop when a group of individuals arrived in a Sienna bus and began firing sporadically. The deceased sustained a gunshot wound and died from his injuries, while another individual, identified as Matthew John, also known as Mofoto, sustained a gunshot injury but survived.

Police operatives have been actively investigating the case and pursuing the suspects who allegedly evaded arrest by moving between locations. Five individuals have been arrested and identified as Saheed Kareem (32, Tanfiani), Ismail Yekeen (24, Asumo Ayan), Abass Afeez (32, SS Abass), Salako Taofeek (30, Fenuso), and Barrister Abdulraauf Ogunshola.

According to the police, Taofeek was identified as the person who fired the shot that killed the teenager. Authorities are currently searching for an alleged armourer identified as Alaagba, who remains at large. The investigation is being conducted professionally and impartially, with the police relying on credible evidence and forensic findings to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident and the individual roles of the suspects.