Trouble As Policeman Shoots Undergraduate In Ibadan

A student of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic in Eruwa, Oyo State, is reportedly battling paralysis after he was shot by an officer of the Nigerian Police Force.

Reports obtained by Naija News today confirmed that one Samuel Akinsuyi was going from Eruwa to Ibadan, on Friday, when the policeman stopped him during a stop and search operation.

The personnel is said to have assaulted the student before shooting him in the leg.

Reports about what transpired between the victim and the police officer are yet unclear but the trigger happy cop was said to have fled the scene immediately after shooting the student.

Reacting to the situation, the South-West coordinator of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Olatunji Adegboye, in a statement on Monday said the injured student was now battling with paralysis as a result of the shooting.

He described the incident as incessant police brutality, especially against students along Ibadan-Eruwa road.

Adegboye said, “Daily, 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.

“Those saddled with the responsibility of safeguarding us from danger have turned themselves to the actual danger.

“On Friday, March 11, 2022, the Nigerian students yet again suffered great injury tice at 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.”

He stressed that the demonic action of the police officer has thrown Mr Samuel Akinsuyi into a titanic battle against paralysis.

The union leader added: “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 statements over this persistent cankerworm.

“As the custom is, most times when an officer of the law infringes on the fundamental human rights of the citizens, the police force and the service commission usually perfect a cover-up and make sure that justice is circumvented.

“Up till now, the assailant remains unidentified. This is a clear sign of the regular conspiracy practices of the police force.”

Adegboye demanded a thorough investigation to identify the police officer involved, stressing that the law must be allowed to take its full course through the arrest, dismissal and prosecution of the offender.