AN expectant mother, Mrs Seki Olajiga, was allegedly shot dead on Tuesday night by Mr. Abudu Longe, a police constable attached to Ijapo Police Station in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
The development sparked violent protest in some parts of the state capital. They include: Ijapo, Oke-Ijebu and Plaza areas of the town.
Longe and his colleagues were at the Ijapo/Oke -Ijebu junction, where they had been drafted for a traffic control duty.
An eye-witness claimed that Longe’s AK 47
fell off his shoulder and started discharging bullets as he ran after a vehicle for an alleged tip.
Mrs. Olajiga, one of the passengers in a commercial bus, was reportedly hit by stray bullets.
The police officers allegedly abandoned their duty post for safety.
Mrs Olajiga, who was said to be eight-month-old pregnant. She reportedly died on the spot.
The killer-cop was said to have carried her to a private hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
Enraged by development, youths in the area mobilised and attacked Alonge when he returned to fetch his gun.
The irate youths vandalised the police station at Ijapo and destroyed the gate, leading into the Estate. They sacked the officers on duty.
Motorists passing through the Ijapo/Oke-Ijebu axis were forced to re-route their trips as the youths made bonfire to barricade the road.
Soldiers attached to the Fast Track Squad from the 35 Artillery Brigade Akure, who came to rescue the embattled police officers, had hectic time before they stopped the youths from razing the police station.
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Thought the killer police at-least tried to assist his victim but it is a very sad incident...our prayers goes to the family of the deceased.
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