Trending Stories In Osun Today
The political and security climate in Osun State continues to generate intense public discourse, with residents and interest groups reacting to a wave of developments that have raised fresh concerns.
From rising tensions between students’ leadership and law enforcement to disturbing claims of police brutality, the spotlight remains on issues of governance, rights, and responsibility.
In the midst of all these, the state government is also taking a bold stance on education reforms, attributing past administrative choices to the challenge of out-of-school children.
1. “Don’t Tarnish Our Image” – NANS Slams Osun Police Over Arrest Of ‘Comrades’
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, has tackled the Osun State Police Command following the recent arrest of four individuals allegedly found with firearms, cutlasses and charms while reportedly using a vehicle bearing a NANS-branded plate number.
Recall that last week the Osun Police arrested four gunrunners along the Osogbo/Ilesa road while transporting ammunition in a private car with the plate number of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
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2. Benue Family Accuses Osun Police Of Killing Father Of 3, Seizing Corpse
The family of Moses Gabriel, a father of three, believes that a policeman attached to Ile-Ogbo Division, Osun State, shot and killed him on Thursday night, but the police command says its officers had no hand in the killing.
Except for a video (viewer’s discretion advised) showing the deceased in a pool of blood, his family has not seen a body. FIJ learnt that Gabriel, a native of Benue State, was in his late 30s when death came for him.
Peter Gabriel, the deceased’s younger brother, told FIJ on Saturday that the police division did not allow them to see his brother’s body.
“The DPO said we should meet the DCO. The DCO later said we should meet the DPO. Later, they said we would not see his body until Monday,” he disclosed.
This Facebook post by Iwoland Hub claims that a policeman, also named Moses, opened fire on the father of three without provocation that night.
“Eyewitnesses, including Mr Azeez, Mr Yakubu Ajanaku, Mr Naheem and Mr Tella, stated that the officer opened fire without any provocation, shooting Mr Gabriel Moses at close range in the eyes — resulting in his immediate death,” reads the report attributed to Ta’awunu Human Rights Initiative.
3. Why We Have Out-Of-School Children In Osun – Govt
The Osun State Government has declared that the mega schools built by the past administration contributed immensely to the out-of-school children in the state.
The Commissioner for Education, Dipo Eluwole, who spoke at the 2025 World Day Against Child Labour, maintained that it is impossible to maintain the mega schools inherited by the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke.
He, however, disclosed plans by the present government to correct the mistakes of the past, assuring that the narrative is already changing.
He said, “The past government made terrible mistakes; they continued building mega schools and merging the schools together. Those mega schools of that time are giving us problems now. It is impossible to maintain those schools; even to maintain only one of them, the money we can use is enough to take care of schools in a local government area.
“The mega school in Ayedaade is almost collapsing. We sent people there; when they came back, they gave the government a bill of N480 million for renovation. All these, our small classrooms of three, we can use N12 million for renovation. You can imagine how many classrooms that type of money can save. It is a problem for us. This is what contributed to out-of-school children in Osun State.
“When our forefathers started free education, they built schools in every rural area. The schools were near the children, so you didn’t need to travel before you got to your school. But when they merged schools together, students from Owode were asked to come to Fakunle at the stadium. So, this discouraged the parents, and they made their children stay at home. This is why Osun was the home of out-of-school children.
“We have developed several initiatives to encourage school enrolment; last year we had an additional 11,000 new enrolments. So, now, it is another narrative. Osun is no longer the home of out-of-school children,” Eluwole said.
He disclosed that four children from Osun who represented Nigeria in Malaysia in an international debate came first, saying that the state has moved to number seven from 32 it used to be in WAEC ranking.
“In the past, during the past administrations, what we had in our schools was hooliganism, vandalism, rape, and cultism, but now, when we came into power, we made sure we put security in the schools, and our environment is conducive to achieve what we achieved,” Eluwole said.
Sodiq Lawal is a passionate and dedicated journalist with a knack for uncovering captivating stories in the bustling metropolis of Osun State and Nigeria at large. He has a versatile reporting style, covering a wide range of topics, from politics , campus, and social issues to arts and culture, seeking impact in all facets of the society.
