A police corporal, Ajisafe Amos, escaped being lynched yesterday by 
angry students of the University of Ibadan when he gave a 400-level 
student of the institution, Adewale Adegboyega, a hot chase and 
allegedly shot his car at the main entrance of the university.
Adegboyega,
 who is a student in the Department of Guidance and Counselling of the 
institution said he ran into the campus because he was not sure of his safety in the hands of the policemen he encountered.
The police
 corporal reportedly shot twice with one bullet hitting the rear tyre of
 the student’s car. As the students heard the gunshots, they reportedly 
scampered for safety for fear of stray bullets.
In protest of the action of the police
 team, the students led by the Student Union Government President, 
Babatunde Badmus, demanded the dismissal of the trigger-happy policeman.
He
 added that it was dangerous for a policeman to shoot in 
densely-populated institutions like the University of Ibadan. They 
seized the identity card of the police man to prevent possible denial that the the person that pulled the trigger was not a policeman.
According
 to the student leader; “This man Ajisafe Amos must face the wrath of 
the law. The IGP should see to this case and ensure that the man is 
dismissed from the force.
” We will not allow anybody to play 
with our lives. We shall resist any attempt to sweep the case under the 
carpet. We want justice.”
It was the timely intervention of the 
Divisional Police Officer of Sango, Syblle Akinfenwa that prevented the 
policeman from being lynched....More pics after the cut:




 

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