Five Suspects Arrested over Murder of Osun Teenager

Police in Osun State have arrested five suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Olapade Ezekiel in Ilobu on June 21, 2026. Police said a group arriving in a Sienna bus fired sporadically at a palm-wine shop where the teenager was with his father and other customers; Matthew John was also wounded. The suspects—Saheed Kareem, Ismail Yekeen, Abass Afeez, Salako Taofeek and Abdulrauf Ogunshola—reportedly confessed to taking part in the crime during questioning. Police say Taofeek allegedly fired the fatal shot and are searching for a man known as Alaagba, described as the custodian of the firearm.