Ile-Ife Killing: Osun Police Command Recovers Another Corpse As Governor Adeleke's Ally Is Buried
Police in Osun State, Nigeria, have recovered a second corpse following a violent shooting at the Mayfair Motor Park in Ile-Ife. The incident, which resulted in the death of a political ally of Governor Ademola Adeleke, has led to the closure of the park and an ongoing criminal investigation.
Why it matters
The violence highlights ongoing political tensions and security challenges in regional Nigerian politics.
The recovery of the fresh corpse brought the number of casualties officially linked to the shooting at the motor park to two.
The remains of Olalekan Oyeyemi, a top (now late) member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Osun State popularly known as ‘Emir Ajagungbade’, have been buried, even as the police recovered another corpse from the scene of violence at the Mayfair Motor Park in Ile-Ife.
The deceased was said to be an ally of the Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, up until his death.
Oyeyemi was interred at his newly completed residence in the Agunbelewo area of Osogbo according to traditional rites.
The burial, conducted by traditionalists, was witnessed by close family members of the deceased and priests, while some of his associates who accompanied his remains from the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, were made to wait outside the premises.
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