Adeleke Issues Executive Order, Sets Up Panel Over Osun Killings
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has issued an executive order establishing a Coroner Inquest and Panel of Inquiry into killings and violence at Ikire, effective August 31.
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has issued an Executive Order establishing a Coroner Inquest and Panel of Inquiry into killings, shootings and violence reported at Naira and Kobo Junction, a motor park area in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, on August 24, 2026.
The panel, chaired by Magistrate Ayokunle Shiyanbola, will investigate the circumstances of the incident, determine the identities and number of victims, establish the causes of the violence, and examine whether any individual, including security operatives, bears criminal responsibility for the deaths. The Executive Order, which takes effect on August 31, empowers the panel to recommend prosecution, disciplinary measures and compensation for victims.
Adeleke directed the preservation of firearms and ammunition records, station diaries, medical records and other materials relevant to the inquiry, and invited victims' families, eyewitnesses, journalists and civil society groups to submit evidence. The government said all allegations remain allegations until established by credible evidence before the panel.