An Accountancy student of the polytechnic was feared dead following gun shots from the police,leading to violent protests from his colleagues.
the student was about to board a vehicle to the school at the Post Office area of the town when he was suddenly shot severally on his legs. He later bled to death.
The vehicle which the deceased would have boarded was said to have been stopped by the policeman who was escorting the bank’s bullion van before the suspect suddenly started firing gun shots which hit the student on his legs severally.The incident which occurred at about 2.10p.m led to stampede at the popular Murtala Mohammed Way, Post Office area among others, leading to traffic logjam as motorists were unable to move due to born fire by the students on the major roads.An eye witness said that the policeman attempted to shoot the tyre of the vehicle which was carrying the student, pointing out that his gun was not deliberately aimed at the deceased.