Olalekan Oyeyemi, an ally of Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, has been shot dead in the Ile-Ife area of the state.

Oyeyemi, better known as Emir Ajagungbade, was reportedly killed on Sunday during a clash between rival factions over control of motor parks in Ile-Ife, Osun State.

In a statement, Abiodun Ojelabi, Osun police spokesperson, said operatives were deployed to the scene after the command was informed of shooting around the Energy filling station in Ile-Ife.

“The attention of the police was called to an accident which occurred around Energy filling station Ile-Ife, following which operatives were promptly deployed to the area to restore normalcy, secure the scene and commence investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident,” the statement reads.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that one Olalekan Oyeyemi aka Emir was shot. The command is currently working to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the shooting, identify those responsible, and bring all persons found culpable to justice.”

In a separate statement, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke’s spokesperson, confirmed Oyeyemi’s death.

Rasheed said Adeleke has directed the warring factions to vacate the motor parks as a result of the killing.

“Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the Osun state police commissioner to immediately arrest all those involved in the killing of Mr Ajagungbade Emir,” the statement reads.

“Responding to the killing, which allegedly resulted from a park leadership tussle, the governor further directed the immediate vacation of the motor parks by warring groups and the establishment of a Park Management System with immediate effect.

“While calling for calm among the citizenry, the governor further directed security agencies to restore normalcy across the motor parks and ensure the maintenance of law and order across the state.”

In July, Adeleke ordered the suspension of all activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) following violence in motor parks in the state.

In November 2024, Oyeyemi was remanded in Ile-Ife correctional centre in Osogbo over allegations of murder following an 11-count charge filed by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

In January 2026, he denied involvement in the killing of Oyebamiji Kazeem, an official of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).

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