29 August 2026 · Osogbo
Murder in Osun
OpenWatch has recorded 38 reported murder incidents in Osun State, 14 of them in the last 12 months. That is 6% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 10 of 28 among the states where murder is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
14
Fatalities · 12 mo
17
Incidents · all-time
38
Fatalities · all-time
43
Latest reported murder in Osun
19 August 2026 · Osogbo
Gang shooting kills man in Osogbo after palace confrontation
17 August 2026 · Osogbo
Woman found dead, wrist severed inside Osogbo church
15 August 2026 · Ejigbo
ADC candidate escapes assassination attempt in Ejigbo
13 August 2026
Four Accord Party supporters killed in Ilesa
12 August 2026 · Obokun
APC member shot dead in Esa-Oke ahead of election
12 August 2026
Speaker allegedly attacks APC Reps candidate
11 August 2026
Thugs kill two APC supporters in Ilesa
6 August 2026
Police in Osun State arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal assault that occurred on 6th August 2026. The arrest was part of the Nigeria Police Force's operational activities reported in their daily state-by-state executive summary.
25 July 2026 · Osogbo
An Accord Party member was shot dead by suspected political thugs who waylaid him near his home in the Olude area of Osogbo on Friday evening, with the victim shot inside his car. The killing occurred amid broader political tensions surrounding the arrest of an Accord Party House of Representatives candidate and allegations of politically motivated police action in Osun State.
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About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as murder in Osun State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 29 August 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Osun risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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