EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLING: ANGRY RESIDENTS SET POLICE STATION ABLAZE

“At about 9:30 pm yesterday, there was a carnival along Ile-Ogbo area of Iwo. At that time, the SARS guys were trying to parade and they were obstructed as a result of the on-going carnival. Afterwards, the officers were able to pass but they saw people gyrating. That prompted the shooting from the security operatives”, a witness said

Penpushing also learnt from another resident, who identified himself as Iyanu Ajao, that the death of the young man led youth in the town to mobilise for a protest, against the unlawful killing, which then resulted in the razing of the police station.

In the same vein, Dauda Ahmed, who witnessed the protest, said the incident was not the first as the police officers are reportedly fond of threatening residents by shooting, stressing, “this is not the first time. We need to show them that they can’t just behave anyhow. All these have to stop,” he said.

Penpushing also reports that, the Press Secretary to the traditional ruler of Iwo land, Ibrahim Ali, also confirmed the incident but could not give a detailed report on the killing, and quickly stated,“we are discussing the issue with the king now,” he said. “I’ll get back to you later.”

Meanwhile,as at the time of filing this report, the spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Folashade Odoro, was yet to react on the ugly development, but said she was in the middle of a programme when contacted.