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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Oyo State Government says the police personnel who shot a secondary schoolboy during a routine traffic operation in Ibadan is currently under investigation.<\/p>\n

The incident, which happened on Alakia Old Road on Tuesday, has triggered outrage among residents and calls for justice.<\/p>\n

Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, in a statement said the government expressed its condolences to the bereaved family, describing the event as sad, shocking and painful.<\/p>\n

The government stressed out that the incident was totally avoidable, noting that it stemmed from a traffic violation committed by the father of the deceased, who was driving against traffic.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, around 7:30 a.m., the father of the slain boy was driving a tinted black Honda Accord car (registration number FST 639 JU) against traffic.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the attempt to apprehend him, a policeman \u2014 now under investigation \u2014 fired a shot aimed at one of the car\u2019s tyres. The bullet missed the tyre but struck the student inside the vehicle, causing fatal injuries,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

The government clarified that contrary to circulating reports that the police were pursuing a suspected internet fraudster, the shooting occurred during a routine crackdown on traffic violations by the Oyo State Road Traffic Maintenance Authority, OYRTMA, with police support.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe operation was launched following complaints about frequent one-way traffic breaches along Alakia Old Road, which had previously resulted in deaths and serious injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe backup from the police became necessary after assaults on OYRTMA officials and the recent killing of one official by a traffic offender in Ibadan,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Oyo State Government says the police personnel who shot a secondary schoolboy during a routine traffic operation in Ibadan is currently under investigation. The incident, which happened on Alakia Old Road on Tuesday, has triggered outrage among residents and calls for justice. 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