Protest As Policeman Shoots Corps Member In Ibadan

Some corps members have stormed the street to protest the shooting of a corps member by a policeman at the Orita Challenge area of Ibadan on Thursday.

Naija News learnt that the corps member, whose identity is still unknown, was returning from his Community Development Service (CDS) in Oluyole Local Government Area when the incident happened.

According to an eyewitness, the corps member, who was driving a white Toyota Camry car was flagged down by the policemen who were driving an official car with the inscription ‘SRS police OYS toll free 615,’ but he did not stop because he was unaware.

One of the corps members said a police patrol van was trailing the Toyota Camry, but the occupants of the car were not aware of this.

The corps member was said to have stopped when he got to Orita Challenge area and the policemen moved to arrest the occupants of the car.

While the police were said to be walking to the corps member, one of the policemen reportedly opened fire and the bullet hit the corps member, who drove the car but others in the car were not hurt.

The policemen, on seeing this, were said to have fled the scene and abandoned their patrol car with OYSG inscription

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adewale Osifeso, did not pick calls as at the time of filing in this report.