Police arrest 10 over attempted murder, possession of firearms in Osun

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –

The Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspects over alleged conspiracy, attempted murder, assault occasioning harm and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms in Modakeke, Ife East Local Government Area of the state.

The command, in a statement by its public relations officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, said the arrests followed a petition addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, concerning the alleged offences.

The suspects, who were apprehended at about 2am on August 9, 2026, in Modakeke, were identified as Olufemi Olatunji, 39; Ajayi Idowu, 31; Akingbala Oluwakemi, 40; and Adekunle Basirat, 40.

According to the police, searches conducted at the suspects’ residences and premises led to the recovery of two firearms. A cut-to-size locally made firearm was recovered from Basirat’s shop, while a pump-action firearm was recovered from Oluwakemi’s residence.

The police identified Basirat as the wife of Solomon Akinlabi, alias “Indomine”, and Oluwakemi as the wife of Akingbala Akindele, alias “Ostand”.

The four suspects are currently in police custody and are assisting with the ongoing investigation, while efforts are being made to apprehend other suspects said to be at large.

In a related development, operatives of the command’s Violent Crime Response Unit arrested six suspected members of an unlawful society following information that armed hoodlums had invaded a campus with dangerous weapons and injured two students.

The suspects were identified as Ajoba Akorede, 27; Adam Oseni, 27; Ogunrinde Ayomide, 21; Ogunlana Muheez, 26; Ajose Noah, 25; and Adeniyi Damola, 25. The police said Akorede and Oseni confessed during interrogation to being members of the Aye confraternity.