Nigeria, July 8 -- A man who was declared missing after violence linked to the protracted boundary dispute between Oyo and Osun states has finally been found buried in a shallow grave, nearly two years after he was allegedly killed.

The discovery came after operatives of the Oyo State Police Command arrested a suspected gunman, Rabiu Yusuf, over a fresh shooting incident in the same troubled border community, reportedly leading to a confession that solved the long-standing disappearance of the deceased.

Police said the victim, identified simply as Segun, was shot dead in 2024 during renewed violence between communities around Iyana-Offa, Iyanagbo, and Oke-Oba Parapo, located along the Oyo-Osun boundary near Iwo.

The Oyo State Police Pu...