Police arrest suspect after NURTW clash injures three

Police in Osun State have arrested a suspect and recovered weapons following a violent clash between transport union factions in Osogbo that left three police officers injured. The incident occurred on the evening of July 20, 2026, after armed individuals opened fire on responding officers in the Oke-Ijetu area.

According to the state's Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, the violence stemmed from an earlier protest by a faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Members of that faction alleged that a dominant rival group had prevented their vehicles from accessing a motor park in Osogbo. While police initially restored calm, the situation escalated later that day.

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on July 20, the command received a distress call reporting that a group of hoodlums was shooting sporadically in the Oke-Ijetu area. A team from the Anti-Robbery and Violent Crime Response Unit was dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, the armed individuals, suspected to belong to a faction led by one Wakili Alowonle, began shooting at the police operatives. Three officers sustained gunshot injuries and were taken to a hospital, where they are responding to treatment.