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Stray bullet kills commercial motorcylist in Ibadan, suspected thief set ablaze
Jan 14, 2021
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A commercial motorcyclist was on Wednesday night reportedly killed in Ibadan by a stray bullet allegedly from a gunshot by an operative of the recently created state Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that operatives of the security outfit were on patrol around Mokola area of Ibadan at 11 p.m. when a gunshot was heard allegedly hitting the motorcyclist, identified as Tosin Thomas.
A witness to the incident told NAN that Thomas, 21, was rushed to the hospital for treatment, but later died in the early hours of Thursday.
The witness said that the deceased was not on his bike, but was walking in the area when he was hit by a stray bullet.
NAN reports that there was a protest around Mokola roundabout area of Ibadan on Thursday morning by motorcycle operators.
The protesters who carried the corpse of the deceased around Mokola area later dumped the corpse in the middle of the road.
This caused serious traffic gridlock around Mokola roundabout while shops owners hurriedly closed their shops for safety.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, CSP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the incident in an interview with NAN on Thursday in Ibadan.
Fadeyi said that a report was received on Thursday by 9:10 am from one Alamu Timothy at the Mokola Police station that 21-year-old Tosin Thomas of Ode-Olo area, Ibadan, was hit by a bullet fired by Amotekun operatives around Mokola Total filling station at about 11:30 pm.
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