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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