Five arrested for fatally injurying 14 yr previous boy in Osun

The Osun State Police Command has arrested 5 suspects in reference to the maiming of a 14-year-old boy, Olapade Ezekiel, throughout a taking pictures incident in Ilobu, Osun State.

The command disclosed this in a press release issued by its spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, at this time October 16.

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

Ojelabi stated the daddy of the deceased teenager, Olugbenga Olapade, reported the incident on the Ilobu Police Division at about 5pm on the identical day. He talked about that Ezekiel was on the store together with his dad or mum and a few prospects when a bunch of individuals allegedly arrived in a Sienna bus and commenced taking pictures sporadically.

The police stated Ezekiel sustained a gunshot damage and handed away, whereas one other individual, recognized as Matthew John, popularly often called Mofoto, additionally sustained a gunshot damage.

Ojelabi stated following an in depth investigation, 5 suspects together with Saheed Kareem, 32, also referred to 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 assertion, the suspects confessed to collaborating within the crime, whereas additional investigations allegedly recognized Taofeek as the one that fired the shot that fatally injured {the teenager}.

The police stated Taofeek additionally recognized a person often called Alaagba, who’s at the moment at giant, because the alleged armourer and custodian of the gun used within the operation.

The command stated efforts had been ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect for potential prosecution.