By Kamsi Anayo, Awka
A West African Examinations Council (WAEC) candidate was on Tuesday morning in Ibadan killed by a stray bullet fired by a police officer..
An eyewitness account said that
the incident occurred along Gbagi Market Road, where police officers were pursuing a vehicle suspected to be occupied by internet fraudsters, commonly referred to as “Yahoo Boys.”
He said a bullet fired by one of the officers missed its target and hit the student, who was on a motorcycle with his twin brother, on their way to sit for the WAEC exam.
The boy was rushed to Welfare Hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
However, the boy’s body was carried by protesting traders and sympathizers to the Oyo state government Secretariat to demand justice.
The protest drew a large crowd, prompting security forces to be deployed at the Secretariat’s entrance to maintain order.
