{
  "id": 3105231,
  "title": "Ikire killings: APC, Accord trade blame over fatal motor park shooting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/ikire-killings-apc-accord-trade-blame-over-fatal-motor-park-shooting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T20:34:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/24/ikire-killings-apc-accord-trade-blame-over-fatal-motor-park-shooting/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A fatal shooting occurred at a motor park in Ikire, Osun State, which has left a commercial driver and a passenger dead. The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Accord have traded accusations over the incident. The APC accused political thugs linked to Accord of kidnapping and torturing one of their members, Sunkanmi Abiodun, before attacking police officers who responded to a distress call. On the other hand, Accord alleged that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Irewole Division, Bamidele Olatona, opened fire on unarmed civilians. The APC condemned the killing and abduction of their member, stating that the suspected thugs had been harassing and assaulting opposition party members. They alleged that Accord supporters had returned to Ikire after the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke. The APC claimed that the attackers seized a rifle from a police officer, leading to an exchange of gunfire and the deaths of commercial driver Saheed Akinrole and a passenger. The APC called for a thorough investigation into the incident, including the alleged seizure of the police firearm. The Divisional Police Officer, however, claimed that he opened fire on civilians in the garage, rejecting the APC's version of events.",
  "summary": "The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Accord have traded accusations over a shooting at a motor park in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, which left a commercial driver and a passenger dead. The APC alleged that political thugs linked to Accord abducted and tortured one of its members, Sunkanmi Abiodun, […] Ikire killings: APC, Accord trade blame over fatal motor…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "APC, Accord Party trade blame over Osun Motor Park crisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/apc-accord-party-trade-blame-over-osun-motor-park-crisis",
        "published": "2026-08-24T18:00:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}