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Man Shot Dead in Esa Oke, Osun State, as Governor Urges Residents Not to Retaliate

Dele Ayegbo was killed near his home late on 12 August; police and other security agencies are investigating and no suspect has been identified.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 13, 2026, 7:54 p.m. ETWritten Aug 15, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET
A resident of in , Nigeria, was shot dead late on Wednesday 12 August 2026. Sources in who spoke with a correspondent for The PUNCH said the shooting happened between 11pm on Wednesday and midnight, and that one person was killed and others injured. Those figures come from those sources and have not been confirmed by an authority. The man killed was named as Dele Ayegbo by sources in who spoke to The PUNCH; he was also named in a statement by Osun All Progressives Congress spokesperson Kola Olabisi. According to The PUNCH, he was in his car close to his house in the Idofin quarters of when he was attacked. Sunday Omolebi, media adviser to the director-general of the Osun APC Governorship Campaign Council, Oluwole Oke, said: "He was shot by a moving black Jeep while he was in his car... This is heinous, and the security agencies will need to unearth this." No suspect has been identified and no arrest in the shooting has been announced. The circumstances have not been determined. The police command is among the responding agencies, and the state governor has directed security agencies to act. Governor Ademola Adeleke urged the people of , Ijesaland and to resist the temptation of attacks and counter-attacks. "We all have families and friends. We should not preach violence," he said, adding that "aside from , over 20 homes of Accord members were raided last night at Ikire. Some were illegally arrested while houses of others were vandalised. This is not politics again." Osun Accord spokesperson Oladele Bamiji said: "Our party is peaceful. We have been conducting our campaigns peacefully. There is nothing to warrant all these killings." Remi Omowaiye, head of media and publicity of the APC Osun governorship campaign council, said: "As I speak, we have lost about 40 of our members, and nothing has been done to stop this" — a figure stated by the party and not independently established. The situation is developing and accounts may change as officials release more information.

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