Three Arrested After Man Is Killed at Ikire Salon

Seun Ajayi went to a hair salon in Ikire, Osun State, to get his hair cut. He did not come home.

According to the police, a man came to the Divisional Police Headquarters in Ikire at about 7:30 p.m. on October 3, 2026, to report what had happened at about 6:00 p.m. that day.

He said he and his friend, Ajayi, were having their hair cut at a salon in the Oja-Ale area when hoodlums armed with dangerous weapons attacked them.

The group was allegedly led by one Nurudeen Ademakinwa, also known as Igboya Aye-nuru. Ajayi was macheted to death. The complainant escaped.

Three suspects are now in custody, the Osun State Police Command announced in a statement on October 15, 2026. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, said they were picked up in an operation driven by intelligence.

‘On 5/9/2026 through intelligence-led operation, he was apprehended together with other two suspects over the unaliving of Seun Ajayi, where one axe, two double edge knives and some phones were recovered,’ the statement read.

Police say they recovered one axe, two double-edged knives and three Android phones from the suspects. The three men are Nurudeen Ademakinwa, also known as Igboya Aye-nuru, 30; Agboluaje Usman, 23; and Awoniran Toheeb, 20

The police also made claims about Ademakinwa that go beyond the salon attack, and these will concern families in the community. He is alleged to have sent threatening voice messages to some residents of Wasimi, telling them to leave the town or face the consequences.

‘The same Nurudeen Ademakinwa was also alleged to have sent some threat voice messages to some residents of Wasimi warning them to leave the town for him or face the consequence.

‘Also, Nurudeen was actively involved in the unaliving of two passersby during the attack on Policemen from Ikire Division on 24th August, 2026.

‘All suspects will be charged to the court of competent jurisdiction as soon as investigation is concluded.’