TRIGGER-HAPPY POLICEMAN SHOOTS STUDENT, COLLEAGUES IN IBARAPA

 

Asako Reporters has gathered that an officer of the Nigerian Police Force fired a shot at one student of the Department of Business Administration of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa. The student identified as Akinsuyi Samuel was said to be travelling to Ibadan yesterday alongside his friends in their personal vehicle before they were stopped by some police men and one of the Policemen fired a bullet through the door of the passenger’s seat right inside the car and hit the student.

 

According to our correspondent in Eruwa, the affected student has been transferred to Ibadan from Awojobi Hospital Eruwa for proper treatment and the Area Commander and DPO had promised to take responsibility of the medical care of the student.

 

 

Meanwhile, there was a peace meeting after the incident when students of the institution started protesting and condemning the incident, The meeting had in attendance, Area Commander, DPO, The management of the institution led by the Ag. Rector Dr. Gbade Akinteye, Students’ Union President of the institution and other Student activists from the state level

 

In the meeting the Area Commander and DPO disclosed that the said Police has been arrested and transfered to Ibadan, The students representatives would meet him on Monday for identification. The police officers assured students populace of getting justice for the guy because no good parent would be happy with the incident.

 

The Ag. Registrar and Ag. Rector urged students to remain calm, the situation is under control, the Management of the institution will follow the case appropriately because injury to one is an injury to all. Welfare of the students populace is the utmost priority of the current management. The Ag. Rector said” we were not in town when the incident occurred but we rushed down here because of the love for our students and our primary assignment as management is to protect our students, the management is not happy and we are not going to sleep on the matter until the needful is done”.