This is not the time to apportion blames,but a time for Deep reflections.. the dad,you erred gravely,you could have stopped and engaged the officers maturely,I believe seeing your kid(s) would have at least soften whatever infractions you might have done. Take heart,I know what it it's not easy to lose a child. To our Country's Finest, I thought the Rules of engagement says "you fire only when fired upon" and when you have eyes on a firearm and believe in probable cause of discharge.. why then discharging live ammunition just to demobilize a vehicle without any sign of fireman or explosives detected. Please let us just be careful,life is just once.
Rebuker: A newly surfaced video has shed light on the tragic incident in Ibadan, Oyo State, where a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot by police officers during an operation that was initially intended to apprehend his father for a traffic offense.
Earlier reports had suggested that the officers were chasing an alleged internet fraudster when a stray bullet struck the young student. However, the newly released footage contradicts this, showing that the incident actually involved a joint task force consisting of personnel from the Oyo State Police Command and the Oyo State Traffic Management Authority (OYTMA).
In the video, the officers are seen attempting to intercept a Black Honda Accord driven by Odunayo Alade, the boy’s father, who had reportedly flouted traffic regulations. As the car sped off in defiance of the officers' orders, a gunshot rings out. Voices speaking in Yoruba can be heard saying: “They should pursue him”, “let’s go”, “he can’t escape”, “he shouldn’t have gone.”
Shortly afterward, the vehicle halts and bystanders gather at the scene. The boy is spotted lying motionless on the ground, with police officers surrounding him. Two men lift the boy, seemingly trying to place him back into the vehicle. Blood is visibly staining the pavement nearby.
Amid the commotion, a voice from the crowd is heard asking: “Who fired the gun?” Meanwhile, a distressed man — believed to be the father — is seen gripping a police officer, apparently the one who fired the shot. He cries out in anguish: “Shoot me; you have to shoot me too.”
Later that day, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Osifeso Adewale, issued a statement providing further details about the incident. According to him, the vehicle driven by Alade had violated traffic laws around 7:45 am near the Airport Roundabout in the Alakia axis of Ibadan. When officials attempted to stop him, he allegedly accelerated in defiance, colliding with two OYTMA vehicles and a Police Buffalo Patrol truck.
The statement continues: “Rather than complying with lawful directives, the driver allegedly accelerated towards the enforcement team in an attempt to evade arrest, ramming into two OYTMA vehicles and a Police Buffalo Patrol truck.”
To prevent additional danger to officers and other road users, barricades were set up to stop the fleeing vehicle. However, Alade reportedly broke through these barriers and continued driving in a reckless manner, posing risks to those around.
During this pursuit, a police corporal discharged his weapon. The bullet pierced the rear of the vehicle and struck the boy, who was seated behind the driver. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was unfortunately pronounced dead on arrival.
The officer responsible for firing the shot has since been detained, and the authorities have launched an ongoing investigation into the matter.
If I say what's on my mind now,they will ban me again.. I don't even know why I was banned in the first place.. .back to the matter, Mr akpabio it is well with you people Souls..
True.. private contractors(Veterans) earn more than their counterparts in Govt...
Tradepunter2: Obi I understand your concern with the situation but it's not as straightforward as it is.... The Air Force is very very very essential in that theatre of war but at this point it's not up to capacity. There's total chaos and confusion as to what's going on.... Some top guys have retired and are joining private contractors.
Exactly bro,everybody is doing their own "Abracadabra".... Cooking up numbers like Road side mama put
Day169: It makes no sense at all, almost amounting to the legendary sleaze and corruption the civil service is reputed for (disrepute actually). Let's break it down. A monthly expenditure of 20 million naira on electricity amounts to about 650k daily. If they're supplied with only 3 hours of power every day, then that's 220k per hour. Haba! Furthermore, 80k litres of diesel in a month is about a hundred million naira every month for 24 hours power? It just doesn't add up to me.
Total Bollocks.. he asked for it,he got it in full measure,shaken together and running over.. You can't Tame the Wild!! It's called wild for a reason...
Zaddy,this kind Para this early Momo..?? We will all be alright Las Las...
ZaddyJ: My brother the achievements pass the 30k a month you Dey wait on tinubu for . As it is now baba go enter any Chinko country for Asia which include Singapore , hongkong , china , Taiwan, South Korea etc for free with any visa not to talk of Europe if baba get the money to spend on those tour of which I’m sure he’s capable, he will do it with that blue passport . As it is so if she chose to get jobs any where around the world his blue passport gat him so stop the bs
Modified: even me wey be green card holder there are some Asian country I can travel to for free visa or visa on arrival wey you wey just get naija passport go hustle tire you no go fit get even if you use agent sef . Hope you understand now ?
In a previous thread someone called all these gear "Consequences" .... Bro,you are so right,it is really consequences abeg...
GistMedia0: Pretty Mike was spotted inside the toilet at Eko Hotels and Suites, complaining loudly that he couldn’t pee. In the footage, Mike can be heard saying he had been in the restroom for over 30 minutes trying to urinate but couldn’t, due to the full-body metallic armor he wore to the red carpet, which he called “Andromeda in Exosuit.”
He also lamented that to pee, he had to pull off everything — a tedious task — as the futuristic outfit had no provision for such a basic function.
The incident left fans and critics laughing online, calling it the most unexpected red carpet drama of the night.
A joke taken too far... Everything is a joke to these urchins... Just imagine the Sheer Hubris... Tell me how and why Bad Governance should end in this part of the world when we glorify people with Questionable characters.
appleous: On a normal day, I should block you for eternity, unlike the 1 week nonsense that nairaland provides.
You think it's just politics, it's all fun and games. You don't know these evil men are wasting your lives away with bad governance.