• Renewed Tensions: The assassination of Olalekan Oyeyemi (“Emir”), an ally of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has reignited anxieties over bitter turf battles within the state’s transport unions and the Accord Party.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• • The Ambush: Oyeyemi was attacked by gunmen while eating at a canteen near Mayfair Motor Park in Ile-Ife after attending a peace meeting in Modakeke.

  • Suspicious Collusion: An eyewitness reported that some assailants wore local security uniforms, called Emir out from his meal, shot him, and brutally overpowered him when he tried to fight back.

  • The Peace Meeting: Prior to the attack, Emir had met with NURTW leaders at the home of the Commissioner for Transportation, Sesan Oyedele, where participants were reportedly told the government endorsed Emir to lead the park system.

  • Bizarre Resurrection Beliefs: Following the shooting, frantic attempts to save him led to a brief stop at a traditional herbalist based on family instructions regarding a supposed “apaji” power, before he was finally brought to UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

  • Betrayal and Fallout: Sources close to the situation believe Emir was lured into an unfamiliar territory and potentially betrayed by trusted figures in authority before his controversial past caught up with him.

A medical doctor at the Osun State University Teaching Hospital in Osogbo revealed that Olalekan Oyeyemi, widely known as Ajagungbade Emir, suffered critical head injuries prior to his passing.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• Speaking anonymously to The Nation, the physician shared that Emir arrived at the facility on Sunday following an assault in Ile-Ife.

• The medical source noted that parts of Emir’s brain were exposed and covered with a piece of cloth when he was brought in, before his gang members removed him from the hospital.

• According to the doctor, the severity of the wounds suggested the assailants deliberately aimed for his head to ensure he would not survive, riddling him with bullets and causing massive trauma.

• Emir, who was known as an ally of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, was ambushed on Sunday amid clashes over motor park control in Ile-Ife.

• Following confirmation of the tragedy, Governor Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, stated that the governor has instructed the state’s Commissioner of Police to track down the perpetrators and launch a full-scale investigation.

Amnesty International has criticized the characterization of 37 miners who tragically died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State as “illegal miners.”....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶