Osun State: US Professor Accidentally Shot Dead By Security Bidding Him ‘Goodbye’

A tragic incident occurred in Ejigbo, Osun State, where a United States Professor and politician, Richard Adeoriokin, was accidentally shot and killed by a local security guard while bidding him farewell after an event.

The incident took place around 8:30 pm on Saturday, following a public function attended by Professor Adeoriokin, political associates, and the son of Ogiyan of Ejigbo.

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The security guard, who was ordered to fire gunshots into the air to bid farewell, inadvertently shot the professor.

In retaliation, an enraged mob killed the security guard. The professor, a lecturer at Prairie View A&M University in Houston, Texas, was also a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).