The Osun State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a 19-year-old, Timileyin Oni, in Ijebu-Jesa by yet-to-be-identified individuals.

The command also said three people were injured and hospitalised in the incident that claimed Oni’s life.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement said preliminary findings suggested that the incident was cult-related.

“The incident happened around 11 pm on Monday. We received a report that there was a shooting at the T and K Junction in Ijebu-Jesa, and the police mobilised to the scene.

“On getting there, we met the lifeless body of a 19-year-old boy, Timileyin Oni. The police took him to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead.

“We saw an injury on his head, suspected to be a gunshot wound. We took him to the mortuary, and we contacted his family members,” he said.

He further explained that the father of the deceased, in a statement made at the police station, said Oni was attacked while returning from church.

Ojelabi added, “About three others were injured. We are still investigating. I don’t want to go into what is going on on social media from political parties.

“There was a warning issued by the police yesterday against celebrating 7/7 by cultists, and from all indications, it is cult-related. No arrest has been made as we speak, but the anti-cultism unit has been drafted to the area.”

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a fake police Inspector, identified as Precious Joseph, over alleged impersonation.

A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, said items recovered from the suspect included a police beret, police buttons and insignia, Inspector rank badges, PMF uniforms, and a military camouflage sweater.

Others included a lawyer’s wig, two pairs of desert boots, and security-related accoutrements suspected to have been used for impersonation and other unlawful activities.

“On Sunday, July 5, 2026, at about 2:30 pm, operatives of the Command, while conducting a routine stop-and-search operation along Atiku Abubakar Way, Uyo, intercepted a motorcyclist riding a Top Way motorcycle without a registration number.

“The rider, later identified as Precious Joseph, an indigene of Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State who resides in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, introduced himself as an Inspector of Police,” the statement said.

According to the statement, upon request to establish his identity, the suspect produced a police warrant card bearing the name of Inspector Daniel. However, his conduct and responses raised reasonable suspicion among the operatives, prompting a more thorough search.

The search led to the recovery of another official identity card belonging to the Nigerian Correctional Service, further strengthening suspicions that the suspect was fraudulently parading himself as security personnel.

The statement said Joseph led the police team to his residence in Ikot Ekpene, where the uniforms and other items were recovered.

It said the search resulted in the recovery of several items, including a police beret, police buttons and insignia, Inspector rank badges, PMF uniforms, a military camouflage sweater, a lawyer’s wig, two pairs of desert boots, and other security-related accoutrements suspected to have been used in furtherance of impersonation and other unlawful activities.

The suspect is currently in police custody and undergoing intensive interrogation as investigators work to determine the source of the recovered items, establish the full extent of his activities, identify possible accomplices, and ascertain whether he is linked to other criminal offences within or outside the state.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Baba Azare, assured residents that the command would remain resolute in its commitment to identify and dismantle criminal networks and individuals who exploit the identities of security agencies to perpetrate crimes, deceive unsuspecting members of the public, and bring the image of the nation’s security institutions into disrepute.

The command warned members of the public against purchasing, possessing, or unlawfully wearing security uniforms, insignia, identity cards, or other restricted accoutrements, noting that such acts constitute serious criminal offences and will attract the full weight of the law.

The younger brother of notorious bandit leader Kachalla Shehu Bagiwaye, Alhaji Tukur, was reportedly killed during a clash between local vigilantes and bandits in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

The incident was contained in a post shared on X on Tuesday by security analyst Bakatsine.

According to the post, the clash occurred on Tuesday morning when bandits launched an attack on the Dogon Kade community in Kaura Namoda LGA.

Bakatsine said local vigilantes successfully repelled the attack after engaging the gunmen in a fierce confrontation.

The security analyst, citing local sources, said scores of the attackers were killed during the exchange of gunfire.

Among those reportedly killed was Alhaji Tukur, identified as the younger brother of the notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Shehu Bagiwaye.

“This morning, vigilantes repelled a bandit attack in Dogon Kade, Kaura Namoda LGA of Zamfara State. According to local sources, scores of bandits were killed during the clash, including Alhajj Tukur, a younger brother of notorious bandit leader Kachalla Shehu Bagiwaye,” Bakatsine wrote.

He also praised their continued efforts in protecting communities from recurring bandit attacks in the area.