The Osun State Police Command has arrested three men over the alleged killing of a resident of Ikire, Seun Ajayi, with an axe, two double-edged knives and three mobile phones recovered during the operation.
The suspects are Nurudeen Ademakinwa, 30; Agboluaje Usman, 23; and Awoniran Toheeb, 20.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Thursday.
According to the police, Ajayi was killed on October 3, 2026, when armed men allegedly attacked him and another person at a barbing salon in the Oja-Ale area of Ikire.
Ojelabi said the complainant, who was with Ajayi at the salon, escaped during the attack, which reportedly occurred around 6pm.
The statement read, ‘On 03/10/2026 at about 1930hrs, the complainant reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Ikire, that on the same date at about 1800hrs, while he and his friend were barbing their hair at a salon located at Oja-Ale, some hoodlums led by one Nurudeen Ademakinwa, a.k.a. Igboya Aye-nuru, and others armed with dangerous weapons attacked them and macheted one Seun Ajayi to death while he escaped.
‘On 05/10/2026, through intelligence-led operation, Ademakinwa was apprehended together with two other suspects over the killing. One axe, two double-edged knives and some phones were recovered.’
The police spokesperson further alleged that Ademakinwa had sent voice notes threatening residents of Wasinmi community and warning them to leave the town or face the consequences.
He also linked the suspect to the killing of two passersby during an attack on police operatives attached to the Ikire Division on August 24.
Ojelabi said the three suspects would be charged in court after investigations had been concluded.
In a separate case, the command arrested a 45-year-old man, Mukaila Adeyemo, over the alleged defilement of a minor in Ikire.
The police alleged that Adeyemo assaulted the girl on two occasions, despite her being the granddaughter of a woman identified as his friend.
According to the statement, the suspect allegedly lured the girl to his house in September under the pretext of asking her to help him purchase some items before raping her.
The police further alleged that Adeyemo struck again on October 2, the victim’s birthday, when he reportedly invited her to his workshop in the Ilupeju area of Ikire before taking her to a nearby bush, where he allegedly defiled her.