NANS Claims Amotekun Kills UI Student, Urges Makinde To Probe Case

The National Association of Nigerian Students has alleged that members of  the Oyo State Security Agency deployed in Oyo town has killed a 400 level student of the University  of Ibadan, affiliated with the Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo, Akolade Gbadebo.

The NANS Joint Campus Committee Chairman in Oyo Axis, Mayowa Opakunle, claimed that Gbadebo was shot dead at the Atiba area of Oyo town last Thursday.

Opakunle said this in a statement on Wednesday.

He said the incident happened when some people called men of the security outfit to come and clear the road barricaded mounted by some students.

He said in the process, Gbadebo was hit by the bullet fired by one of the Amotekun corps.

The student union leader said the matter was transfered to the Criminal Investigative Department at Iyaganku. He stated that he went to the CID and those who brought the case there labelled the slain student an armed robber.

He called on Governor Seyi Makinde to order a thorough investigation into the case, saying the governor has said he should be held responsible for any crime committed by the Amotekun during the inauguration of the security outfit.

He said, “A 400level student of University of Ibadan affiliated with Federal College of Education, Oyo(special); Akolade Gbadebo,  was shot dead by a member of the Amotekun corps last Thursday.

” We went to Iyaganku and to our surprise the police said the case that was reported was armed robbery and cultism. We want a thorough investigation to be carried out into it.”

However, the Information Officer of the Amotekun in the state, Mrs Ayolola Adedoja, when contacted said there was nothing like that.

She said she had found out from Oyo and was told that there was nothing like that.