# Five arrested for fatally injurying 14 year old boy in Osun

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- Published: 2026-10-17T02:22:56+00:00
- Author: Olamide

The Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the 
maiming of a 14-year-old boy, Olapade Ezekiel, during a shooting incident in Ilobu,
Osun State.

 

The command disclosed this in a statement issued by its spokesperson, DSP Abiodun
Ojelabi, today October 16.

 

According to the police, the incident occurred on June 21 at about 3.30pm at a palm-
wine shop along Council Road, beside the Irepodun Local Government Area headquarters
in Ilobu.

 

Ojelabi said the father of the deceased teenager, Olugbenga Olapade, reported the
incident at the Ilobu Police Division at about 5pm on the same day. He mentioned
that Ezekiel was at the shop with his parent and some customers when a group of 
people allegedly arrived in a Sienna bus and began shooting sporadically.

 

 

 

The police said Ezekiel sustained a gunshot injury and passed away, while another
person, identified as Matthew John, popularly known as Mofoto, also sustained a 
gunshot injury.

 

 

Ojelabi said following a detailed investigation, five suspects including Saheed 
Kareem, 32, also known as Tanfiani; Ismail Yekeen, 24, aka Asumo Ayan; Abass Afeez,
32, aka SS Abass; Salako Taofeek, 30, aka Fenuso; and Barrister Abdulrauf Ogunshola.

 

According to the statement, the suspects confessed to participating in the crime,
while further investigations allegedly identified Taofeek as the person who fired
the shot that fatally injured the teenager.

 

 

 

The police said Taofeek also identified a man known as Alaagba, who is currently
at large, as the alleged armourer and custodian of the gun used in the operation.

 

The command said efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect for possible
prosecution.

 

 

 

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  TL;DR (AI Generated)

The Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspects for the fatal shooting 
of a fourteen-year-old boy, Olapade Ezekiel, in Ilobu.

The incident occurred on June twenty-first when a group arrived in a vehicle and
began shooting sporadically at a palm-wine shop.

The suspects confessed to their involvement, with Salako Taofeek identified as the
shooter, while police continue searching for one fleeing accomplice.

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