The Osun State Police Command on Monday said it had recovered another corpse from the premises of the Mayfair Motor Park in Ile-Ife, bringing to two the number of people killed in the shooting incident at the park.
This came as the remains of Olalekan Oyeyemi, a chieftain of the Accord Party in Osun State, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade, were buried at his newly completed residence in the Agunbelewo area of Osogbo in accordance with traditional rites.
The PUNCH reports that Emir was reportedly shot dead on Sunday during a clash involving him and a group led by another leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, identified by the nickname Sibi, at the Mayfair Motor Park in Ile-Ife.
A video circulating on social media showed Emir lying face down in a pool of blood inside a vehicle after the incident.
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, later confirmed Emir’s death in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, and directed the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, to identify and arrest those responsible.
Emir’s killing has, however, been linked to moves by some members of the transport union to install him as the next Osun State chairman of the NURTW.
Giving an update on the incident on Monday, the state police spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, told journalists that the motor park had been shut down following the incident.
He said, “The governor has decided that the park should not operate. The park has not been operating. A corpse was also recovered by the police, and it has been deposited at the morgue.
“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation. Those being mentioned in connection with the crime should go to the nearest police station to report themselves rather than going to social media to defend themselves.
“The Commissioner of Police has promised that all those involved will be apprehended and face the law, irrespective of who they are.”
Meanwhile, Emir’s burial rites, performed by traditionalists, were witnessed by close family members and priests.
His associates, who accompanied his remains from the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, were reportedly made to wait outside the premises while the traditional burial rites were performed. Punch
