Osun Police Recover Second Body From Ile-Ife Motor Park Shooting As Slain NURTW Chieftain Buried

The Osun State Police Command said on Monday it had recovered another corpse from the Mayfair Motor Park in Ile-Ife, bringing to two the number killed in a shooting incident at the park.

This came as the remains of Olalekan Oyeyemi, an Accord Party chieftain known as Emir Ajagungbade, were buried at his residence in Agunbelewo, Osogbo, in accordance with traditional rites, following his shooting on Sunday during a clash with a rival NURTW faction leader known as Sibi at the motor park.

Governor Ademola Adeleke confirmed Emir’s death through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, and directed Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Zungura to identify and arrest those responsible.

Police spokesperson Abiodun Ojelabi said the motor park has been shut down on the governor’s orders, the case has been transferred to the State CID, and urged suspects to report to the nearest police station rather than defend themselves on social media, adding that the Commissioner of Police promised all involved would face the law.

Emir’s killing has been linked to moves by some union members to install him as the next Osun NURTW chairman. During his burial, suspected hoodlums allegedly attacked hospital workers at Osun State University Teaching Hospital for recording proceedings, prompting police reinforcement to restore order.