Suspected Amotekun Officer Allegedly Shoots Boy In Ibadan

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A  21-year-old kid distinguished as Oluwatosin Thomas was on Wednesday night shot purportedly dead by a suspected Amotekun official.

An onlooker told claims that the shooting happened in the Inalade zone of Oyo state soon after the perished went out to purchase bread in Mokola. The onlooker claimed operatives of the corps raged the local area, shooting irregularly.

Thomas was hit by a stray projectile and was seen on the ground in the pool of his blood after the shooting halted.

The mother of the person in question, Mrs. Thomas said she raced to the spot when she got the news, testing the officials on why her child was shot. She additionally claimed the agents attacked and took steps to slaughter her close by a sibling of the perished.

Mrs. Thomas further uncovered that during her battle to guarantee she got hold of one of the agents who supposedly shot his child, she tore the uniform of one of the officials before the vehicle with number 012 drove off, leaving the kid in the pool of his blood.

Amotekun Commandant Col. Olayinka Olayanju (rtd.) who unveiled that they got a report of the shooting, said he has begun examining when he got wind of the turn of events.

Olayanju said he welcomed heads of the Corps in the region for legitimate preparation to learn the cases, and discover the genuine circumstance of what unfolded.

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