A tragic incident has unfolded in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, where a policeman’s stray bullet fatally injured an innocent school student while he was on his way to write his WAEC exams.
According to eyewitnesses, the policeman was chasing a vehicle along Gbagi market road when he accidentally shot the student, who was in his father’s car. The victim was immediately rushed to Welfare Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival (DOA).
The student, one of twins, was reportedly headed to sit for his WAEC exams when the incident occurred. The tragic event has sparked widespread outrage, with protesters taking the corpse to the Oyo State Secretariat to inform Governor Seyi Makinde about the incident.
This incident has reignited calls for police reform and an end to police brutality, with many taking to social media to express their outrage using hashtags #EndPoliceBrutality and #PoliceReform.
Eyewitnesses report that a policeman, while trying to shoot at a vehicle they were chasing along Gbagi market road in Ibadan, hit an innocent school student with a stray bullet while he was in his father’s car. The student was rushed to Welfare Hospital but was declared dead on arrival (DOA). It was reported that the student, along with his twin, was on his way to write his WAEC exams this morning when the incident occurred. Protesters took the corpse to the Oyo State Secretariat to inform Governor Seyi Makinde. EndPoliceBrutality police
