Police arrest five suspects over murder of Osun teenager

The Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the murder of 14-year-old Olapade Ezekiel, who was shot dead during a shooting incident in Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state, on June 21, 2026. The suspects, identified as Saheed Kareem, Ismail Yekeen, Abass Afeez, Salako Taofeek, and Abdulrauf Ogunshola, confessed to participating in the crime during interrogation.

According to the police, Taofeek fired the shot that killed the teenager and identified a man known as Alaagba as the alleged armourer and custodian of the firearm used during the operation. The police are pursuing leads to apprehend the fleeing suspect.

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