Stray Bullet: Protest In Ibadan As Police Kills WAEC Candidate On His Way To Write Exam

There was a protest in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday following the sudden death of a student who was on his way to write the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examination before he was shot dead by the Police.

According to an eyewitness report, Police officers were in a high-speed pursuit of a fleeing vehicle suspected to be ‘Yahoo boys’ when an officer opened fire, and the bullet struck and killed the student.

Tmaqtalk gathered that the tragic incident occurred on the Gbagi Market Road.

The student was said to be on a motorcycle with his twin brother when the Police bullet missed its target and hit him.

The student was quickly taken to Welfare Hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

In response to the tragedy, market traders and sympathisers started a protest and brought the boy’s remains to the Oyo State Secretariat, demanding justice.

As of the time this report was filed, security personnel had been mounted at the entrance of the government secretariat to control the crowd, while protesters called for accountability and reform in police protocols.

Neither the Oyo State Police Command nor the state government has issued an official statement regarding the incident.

Below is the video as shared on by Oyo Affairs.