Police recover another corpse from Osun motor park after killing of Adeleke's ally
Police in Osun State, Nigeria, recovered a second corpse at the Mayfair Motor Park following the murder of Accord Party official Olalekan Oyeyemi. The state government has suspended operations at the park as authorities investigate the violence linked to transport union leadership disputes.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing political and transport-sector instability in Nigeria, raising concerns about public safety and the rule of law.
The Osun State Police Command has recovered another corpse from the Mayfair Motor Park in Ile-Ife, a day after a top member of Accord Party, Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade, was shot dead at the facility.
The discovery comes amid violence that broke out at the motor park. The police have not disclosed the identity of the deceased person whose body was recovered or the circumstances of the death.
According to the command, the corpse was recovered on Monday when police visited the park to enforce the state government’s directive suspending activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) across the state. The body has been deposited at a morgue, according to the police.
The command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, while providing an update on the incident, said the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.
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