Police in Osun have arrested 10 suspects in two separate operations linked to alleged violent crimes in Modakeke and an invasion of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree.
Four suspects were arrested in Modakeke, Ife East Local Government Area, over alleged conspiracy, attempted murder, assault occasioning harm and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms.
Police arrested the suspects, Olufemi Olatunji, 39; Ajayi Idowu, 31; Akingbala Oluwakemi, 40; and Adekunle Basirat, 40, around 2am on August 9, 2026, following a petition to the Commissioner of Police.
State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
When police searched the suspects’ residences and premises, two firearms were reportedly recovered — a locally manufactured cut-to-size firearm and a pump-action gun.
Police said the locally made firearm was recovered from Basirat’s shop, while the pump-action firearm was found at Oluwakemi’s residence.
Police identified Basirat as the wife of Solomon Akinlabi, popularly known as “Indomine,” while Oluwakemi was identified as the wife of Akingbala Akindele, alias “Ostand.”
“The suspects are currently in police custody and are assisting the police with the ongoing investigation,” the statement said.
In a separate operation, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit arrested six suspected members of an unlawful society following reports of an alleged invasion of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree.
The incident reportedly involved armed hoodlums, with two students sustaining injuries.
The six suspects were identified as Ajoba Akorede, 27; Adam Oseni, 27; Ogunrinde Ayomide, 21; Ogunlana Muheez, 26; Ajose Noah, 25; and Adeniyi Damola, 25.
Police said Akorede and Oseni confessed during interrogation to belonging to the Aye confraternity, although it said it had yet to establish whether the two were students of the institution.
Police said investigations into the two cases were ongoing and that the suspects would be prosecuted after the completion of investigations.
Police added that efforts are also continuing towards apprehending other suspects allegedly linked to the Modakeke incident.
