Kazeem Adeyemo

Name

Kazeem Adeyemo

Background

Kazeem Adeyemo was described as a notorious killer in Ibadan who paraded himself as a chieftain of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC).

He was said to have killed over 50 people in the Ibadan metropolis. He was also said to have snatched a child from its mother last Thursday allegedly for rituals.

He was accused of being behind several cases of kidnapping, murder, robbery and serial killings in the Oyo State capital.

Police said that Adeyemo had been reported to the police for being responsible for a series of killings, robberies and arson in Ibadan since April last year, and that police had been on the trail of him since then.

The offence

Adeyemo was accused of kidnapping Kazeem Alare and nine others at the Orita-Aperin area of Ibadan.

The case described a killing of a man earlier that morning at about 7.30 a.m, which led to police action later that day.

He was described as a terror and very notorious for series of criminal activities.

Investigation

Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Femi Adedeji said the police had been on the trail of Adeyemo since April last year when he was reported to the police for being responsible for a series of killings, robberies and arson in Ibadan.

Adedeji said:

“Kazeem Adeyemo has been a household name in the killings of innocent souls in Ibadan. Over 50 people have been reportedly killed, while several others were said to have been kidnapped by him in the city. He had become a great terrorist.”

Adedeji added:

“Adeyemo was killed when he resisted arrest and engaged the police in a shoot-out after a tip-off by the relatives of a man who was killed this morning.”

Adedeji also said:

“He was responsible for a series of killings in the city. We have at least 20 families that have lost members of their families through his operations. He was responsible for some robbery and kidnapping. We are still working on some other vices that he was involved in”

The police said three members of Adeyemo’s gang were already in police net and helping the command to trail other members of the notorious gang.

Residents besieged the SARS base in Dugbe, seeking to have a glimpse of Adeyemo’s corpse.

Arrest

Police attempted to arrest Adeyemo after the killing of a young man at about 7.30 a.m.

The police said Adeyemo resisted arrest and engaged the police in a shoot-out.

Timeline

• April 9, 2006 — Adeyemo was killed during a shoot-out with the police at Olomi Academy area of Ibadan after being reported regarding a killing earlier that morning, at about 9.30 a.m.
• 2004 — Kamaru Ambaliyu said Adeyemo turned him into “an one-legged person” after Adeyemo’s boys went on rampage at Mapo Hall area and shot him in the right leg.
• July 20, 2004 — Kamaru Ambaliyu said he was shot in the right leg at Mapo Hall by Adeyemo’s boys; it led to amputation of his leg.

Trial

No trial information was provided.

Sentencing

No sentencing information was provided.

Appeals

No appeals information was provided.

Outcome

Adeyemo was killed during a shoot-out with the police.

He was described as a suspected serial killer killed during a shoot-out with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

Aftermath

Residents heaved a sigh of relief after news of the killing.

One resident, 20-year-old Kamaru Ambaliyu, spoke to journalists at the SARS office about what he said Adeyemo did to him in 2004. Ambaliyu said:

“He made me a disabled person today. I was in my shop at Bere area when his boys came to Mapo Hall on July 20, 2004 and started shooting everywhere. In the process, I was shot in the right leg, which led to the amputation of my leg. Alhamudulilahi he too is no more today”

Fearing that Adeyemo’s body could “resurrect,” victims asked police to dismember his body before burial so that his gang members would not be able to bring him back to life.

Other details

Adeyemo was connected to criminal activities described as murder, robbery, arson, assassinations, and kidnapping.

Areas of Ibadan named in relation to reactions to the killing included Bere, Orita Aperin, Idi Arere and Mapo areas.

The police base mentioned was SARS in Dugbe.

A person named Kazeem Alare was mentioned as a kidnapping victim alongside nine others at Orita-Aperin.