Nigerian skit maker cum Nollywood actor, Adebowale Adedayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has slammed the Nigerian Police over the the sudden death of a Secondary School student on his way to write the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examination before he was shot dead by a security officer.
News360 Info reported that 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.
The tragic incident occurred on the Gbagi Market Road
The student was said to be 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.
In a post via his handle, Macaroni blasted the Nigerian Police, calling them all sorts of names.
He wrote, “Wicked, Evil, Callous, irresponsible and shamelessly Corrupt @PoliceNG just killed an innocent boy in broad daylight!!! MURDERERS!!!”
Meanwhile, the Oyo State government has explained that the student’s father was driving against traffic when the incident happened.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, described the incident as sad, shocking and painful, stressing the tragedy could have been avoided.
The government stated that it was during an attempt to apprehend the traffic offender that the policeman shot at the tyre of the car, which missed the target.
Oyo State government also promised to ensure justice is served and reassured the public that steps would be taken to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.
