The Oyo State Police Command has been asked to explain the circumstances that led to the shooting of a student of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, by a policeman in Ibadan by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
It was gathered on Monday that one Samuel Akinsuyi, a Business Administration student of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic in Eruwa, Oyo State, was shot by a yet-to-be identified policeman.
It was reported that the incident took place on Friday when Akinsuyi was coming from Eruwa to Ibadan.
According to witnesses, he was beaten and then shot on the leg by a police officer on stop and search duty.
It was gathered also, that the policeman ran away after shooting the victim.
Following the incident, NANS, the national body of tertiary institution students in the Nigeria, is now demanding a thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident.
The students’ body wants the incident to be properly investigated and the erring officer punished accordingly The Trumpet gathered.
The South-West coordinator of the body, Olatunji Adegboye in a statement on Monday, alleged that harmless and helpless Nigerians have continued to fall victim to bloodthirsty police officers daily.
He further added that many Nigerians have been subjected to inhuman treatments, ranging from verbal assault, outright assault, unlawful arrest, unjust detention and more often than not, being shot at by erring police officers.
He alleged that those saddled with the responsibility of safeguarding the citizens from danger have turned themselves to the actual danger through their actions.
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“On Friday, March 11, 2022, the Nigerian students yet again suffered a great injustice from the hands of a reckless policeman.
“Akinsuyi Samuel, a Business Administration student at the Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic in Eruwa was beaten and then shot on the leg by a yet-to-be-identified stop and search police officer, on his way from Eruwa to Ibadan, on Friday.
“This demonic action has thrown Mr. Samuel Akinsuyi into a titanic battle against paralysis. It is rather unfortunate that several days after the criminal incident, the Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Command, and the Police Service Commission have failed to make convincing action statement over this persistent cankerworm
“Up till now, the assailant remains unidentified. This is a clear sign of the regular conspiracy practices of the police force.
“As we continue to piece the puzzle together, we demand a thorough and exhaustive investigation to identify the culprit and that the law be allowed to take its full course through the arrest, dismissal and prosecution of the offender as well as other disciplinary actions from the force itself and the police commission.
“On a daily basis, harmless and helpless Nigerian citizens continue to fall victim to bloodthirsty police officers who mete out on Nigerians various inhuman treatments ranging from verbal assault, outright assault, unlawful arrest, unjust detention and more often than not, being shot at,” he said.
The Public Relations Officer of the State Police command, Adewale Osifeso when contacted on the matter, said that investigations were ongoing to unravel the incident.
