Unknown gunmen kill former NURTW Chairman in Osun

Some yet-to-be identified hoodlums have reportedly killed Kazeem Oyewole, a former unit chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

Oyewole was said to have been attacked on Sunday afternoon around Elelede Junction in Osogbo. He previously served as the part-time chairman of the NURTW Aregbe unit between 2018 and 2022.

As of the time of filing this report, the exact circumstances surrounding his death were still unclear.

However, Punch reported that a resident who witnessed the incident from a distance said the attackers had stationed themselves at Elelede Junction.

The resident, who asked not to be named for security reasons, alleged that the hoodlums were extorting money from passersby under the guise of raising funds for a proposed carnival when the incident occurred.

The resident said a motorcycle conveying two passengers arrived at the scene, and the hoodlums stopped them, which led to a fight.

“I heard gunshots. They later identified one of the two persons who were attacked as Kazeem,” the resident said.

“Later, they brought big stones and smashed the head of a man identified as Kazeem. He died on the spot.

“The other person, however, escaped from the scene of the attack with an open wound. After the incident, the hoodlums fled before police arrived.”

A shop owner at the Elelede Junction, identified simply as Basira, told Punch that some NURTW members identified the victim whose head had been smashed as Oyewole.

After the incident, some NURTW members moved round motor parks in Osogbo to fish out the killers — a development that sparked tension in the state.

Abiodun Ojelabi, Osun police spokesperson, said the command has commenced investigation and officers have been mobilised to the scene of the incident.

In November 2025, Adeboye Ademoroti, NURTW chairman of unit 1 in Ilesa, Osun state, was shot dead by some gunmen.

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