A WAEC candidate was on Tuesday morning fatally struck by a
stray bullet fired by a police officer during a high-speed chase in Ibadan.
The incident occurred on Gbagi Market Road in Ibadan as the
officer pursued a fleeing vehicle, suspected to be popular “Yahoo Boys.”
Unfortunately, one of the bullets fired missed its target
and hit the student, who was riding on a motorcycle with his twin brother.
Eyewitnesses report that a policeman, while trying to shoot at a vehicle they were chasing along Gbagi market road in Ibadan, hit an innocent school student with a stray bullet while he was in his father’s car. The student was rushed to Welfare Hospital but was declared dead on… pic.twitter.com/E6LnMmwjyG
— Oyo Affairs (@Oyoaffairs) May 20, 2025
The boy was on his way to take the West African Examinations
Council (WAEC) examination at the time.
He was quickly taken to Welfare Hospital but was declared
dead on arrival.
In response to the tragedy, market traders and sympathisers
protested by bringing the boy’s remains to the Oyo State Secretariat, demanding
justice.
As of the time this report was filed, security personnel had
been mounted at the entrance of the government secretariat to control the
crowd, while protesters called for accountability and reform in police
protocols.
Neither the Oyo State Police Command nor the state
government has issued an official statement regarding the incident.
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