20th May, 2025
News desk
Tragedy struck in Ibadan, along Gbagi area, When Police fired a bullet and killed a student who was on his way to write the ongoing West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Ibadan, Oyo State.
A stray bullet fired by a police officer tragically claimed the life of the innocent student on his way to sit for the final year WAEC Exams.
According to eyewitnesses, the police officer was in pursuit of a fleeing vehicle along the busy Gbagi Market Road when he opened fire in an attempt to stop the suspect. One of the bullets reportedly missed its target and struck a schoolboy who was riding on a motorcycle with his father and twin brother.
The victim was rushed to Welfare Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Witnesses confirmed that the student and his twin were en route to their examination centre when the incident occurred.
Outraged by the incident, in an act referred to as unprofessional conduct and wickedness of Police, sympathizers and traders at the market staged a protest, carrying the boy’s body to the Oyo State Secretariat. There, demonstrators demanded justice and called for an audience with Governor Seyi Makinde.
A video circulating online shows security operatives attempting to control the crowd, as protesters call for transparency, accountability, and urgent reform in police engagement practices, especially in populated public areas.
As of the time of filling this report, NO official Statement had been issued by neither the Oyo State Police Command nor the state government, regarding the incident.
