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following the killing of a 14 years old
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boy Kahind Aladd by a stray bullet fired
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by policemen on hot pursuit of the
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vehicle conveying the deceased the Oyo
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State Command of the Nigeria Police
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Force has made some clarification in
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line with video evidence that one of its
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men attached to Oyo State Traffic
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Management Authority OTMA on Tuesday
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targeted and fired bullet to deflate one
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of the tires of the vehicle because the
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driver who later was found out to be the
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father of the deceased Odinio
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Aladding manner giving the police the
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room to suspect the dangerous driving to
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be an apparent act of kidnapping hence
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the police team gave the vehicle a hot
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chase and opened fire towards the tires
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of the vehicle but the bullet missed and
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penetrated through the car booth and hit
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the student who was on his way to take
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the West African Examinations Council WC
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exam with the deceased students father
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who introduced himself as a single
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father taking care of the kids since his
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wife allegedly abandoned and left them 7
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years ago confirming he actually refused
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to stop after driving against traffic
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this an eyewitness who was one of the
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occupants in the vehicle said they
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continued the driving for some moments
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even when the little boy screamed and
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shouted "He has been shot." Initially
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believing the boy and other kids at the
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back seat who were also screaming to
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have raised the alarm out of fear of the
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police until they saw the boy gasping
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the incident occurred around 7:00 a.m
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along the Abardan airport roundabout
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Alakia Adalubi Airport Road in Oyo State
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with the state governor confirming the
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suspected killer police officer has been
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taken into custody the deceased students
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father and the driver of the vehicle
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Odinayo Alad who spoke with TVC News
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crew shortly after the incident said he
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was asked by a roadside tire mechanic or
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vulcanizer to drive the vehicle towards
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the other side of the traffic so that
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the vulcanizer air compressor hose pipe
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can reach the car in a press release on
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Tuesday the Oyo State Police Command
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spokesperson CSP Oafesso Adwal said "At
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approximately 7:45 a.m along the airport
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roundabout Alakia Adalubi Airport Road
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an enforcement team comprising OYTMA
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offices and personnel of the Oyo State
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Police Command attempted to stop a black
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Honda Accord lagos registration number
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639 JJ driven by one Odinio Aladd male
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father of the deceased young male who
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was found to be driving against traffic
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one way rather than complying with
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lawful directives the driver allegedly
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accelerated towards the enforcement team
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in an attempt to evade arrest ramming
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into two YTMA vehicles and a police
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buffalo patrol truck in an effort to
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prevent further damage and harm to
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offices and other road users barricades
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were set up to demobilize the fleeing
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vehicle however the driver reportedly
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broke through these barricades
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continuing to drive recklessly and
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endangering lives given the nature of
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the driver's conduct officers suspected
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possible criminal activity or a case of
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abduction a police chase ensued in an
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attempt to immobilize the vehicle a
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police corporal discharged a firearm
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aimed at the tires tragically the bullet
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missed and struck Kahinda Aladd male who
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was seated in the rear seat behind the
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driver oyeso stated that the victim was
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immediately rushed to the University
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College Hospital UC where he was
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confirmed dead on arrival he said the
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body of the deceased has been deposited
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at the Ado State Hospital Mortuary for
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autopsy and preservation the officer
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responsible for the discharge of the
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firearm has been taken into custody and
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along with other members of the team
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meanwhile the Oyo state government has
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confirmed that the police officer who
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fired the bullet leading to the death of
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the secondary school student during a
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traffic stop in Abarden is now in
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custody and under investigation a
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statement signed by Sulamon Alan Roura
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Waju spokesperson to Governor Sei
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Mckinde said the incident was sad
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shocking and totally avoidable the
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government extended condolences to the
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victim's family and assured the public
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of a full investigation in collaboration
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with the Oyo State Police Command he hit
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my car then I put the car on the vice
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just to bypass him i didn't know they up
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to four or five four vehicles then the
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other one they are vehicle hit my car
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again then I just try to So as I managed
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to escape them the next thing I had the
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gunshot shot we had the gunshot we think
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maybe they release the bullet to scare
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people away so when we move for some
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maybe 5 seconds so the guy the the boy
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deceased was shouting they shot me they
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shot me so I look at the back the basket
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was not broken so we were even thinking
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that he was scared because all the
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children they were they were making
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noise were making noise so we trying to
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calm them down then I look back I saw
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