An unidentified candidate of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has been killed by a stray bullet fired by a police officer in Ibadan
This was disclosed in a post by X user @Oyoaffairs, on Tuesday.
The incident occurred along Gbagi market road while the boy was on his way to take an examination in the early hours of Tuesday.
NPO Reports learnt that the police were chasing a suspect’s vehicle when one of the officers discharged his firearm.
The bullet struck the boy who was in a private vehicle with his father and twin brother.
The student was rushed to Welfare Hospital but was declared dead on arrival .
Protesters took the corpse to the Oyo State Secretariat to inform the state Governor, Seyi Makinde.
However, the identity of the policeman involved in the shooting is yet to be disclosed and the state police command is yet to make an official statement at the time of filing this report.