Trigger-happy policeman shoots Kwara poly student, family kicks
A relative of the victim, Mr. Ibrahim Olugbon, said, “The police must investigate and punish the culprit to serve as a deterrent to others.”
It
was gathered that Bukola, who had been admitted to Adedayo Clinic and Maternity
on Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Ilorin, was shot on the premises of a bank.
He told our correspondent that he had gone with his
father, Atiku, to a branch of First Bank Plc in Surulere, Ilorin.
He
stated that his father wanted to withdraw money for his school fees and
had joined the queue in the banking hall.
He
said he was also waiting for his father in the banking hall when a security man
attached to the bank challenged him.
Bukola,
a second year Civil Engineering Higher National Diploma student of the Kwara
State Polytechnic, said he explained to the security man that he was waiting
for his father who was in the queue.
He
said the security man told him to leave the banking hall, but he explained
again that he was waiting for his father who wanted to give him money.
He
added that the security man subsequently invited another man, who later turned
out to be Ahmed.
Bukola
said, “The policeman did not show me any identity and was not in uniform. He
asked me what happened between the security man and me and I explained to him.
As I made to leave him, the policeman dragged me back and slapped me. He
drew me out from the banking hall and shot at my leg. I don’t know when and how
I got to the police station at the B Division Surulere.
“They
asked me at the police station who shot me and I told them that Ahmed shot me.
I was bleeding profusely. I don’t know how I got to the hospital.
“I
am feeling pains. This can affect my education and my future. I need N6m
compensation from the police and I need proper care. I want the policeman who
shot me to face the consequence of his action.”
The
father said he was surprised at the action of the police officer, adding that
although the policeman had been paying the hospital bills, he should be
cautioned to avoid endangering the lives of other innocent people.
A
report signed by Dr Adebayo Omotosho of Adedayo Clinic and Maternity, stated
that Bukola had a gunshot injury.
The
Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ajayi Okasanmi, said there was
no record of the case at the police station.
Punch
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