The sleepy community of Ikirun, headquarters of Ifelodun local government area of Osun State, was yesterday thrown into pandemonium following killing of two brothers by policemen at a checkpoint.
Following a reprisal attack by the mob, the police constable who fired the shot over a demand of N20 which the motorcyclist refused to part with, was also murdered while some policemen, including the Divisioanl Police Officer (DPO) in the area were seriously injured.
In the attack, a policeman was killed while the two police stations located in the town were torched.
The DPO for Ikirun police division, Abiodun Alabi, who was injured during the attack, was, at press time, on danger list at the state General Hospital, Asubiaro, Osogbo.
Police commissioner, Olusegun Solomon, confirmed the incident. It was gathered that the two brothers, Lukman Adesina and Taiwo Adesina, were shot dead by a police corporal at a checkpoint along Osogbo road following their refusal to part with N20 bribe.
It was gathered that the police were mounting road block on Ikirun-Osogbo road when motorcyclists carrying two other passengers was waved down and his refusal to stop made the policeman to fire the motorcyclist which killed killed him instantly and wounded the two passengers.
It was gathered that the three men on the motor bike were children of the same parents. Those killed by the police were identified as Likman Adesina and Taiwo Adesina. Following the killing, the people around gathered and attacked the Motor Traffic Department (MTD) in Ikirun and the police station.
The mob also killed the police constable while the station was razed. It was gathered that while the mob attacked the police station, some of the officers at the station took to their heels. Some of them were not all as lucky as they were wounded by the mob. The divisional police officer (DPO), whose name was given as Abiodun Alabi, was rushed to the State General Hospital, Asubiaro where he was receiving treatment.
The state commissioner of police confirmed the incident but said that two people, a civilian and a police officer, died in the incident.
He said that though he did not have the details of the incident, the policeman shot the motorcyclist while the mob killed the police constable in return.
Posted: at 2-01-2011 11:42 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie
AGAIN I SAY, NIGERIA NEED TO REVIEW HER POLICE FORCE AND FLUSH OUT ALL THE BAD EGGS IN THE SYSTEM! MANY OF THEM DO NOT KNOW THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS POLICE OFFICERS! MANY OF THEM ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO BE THERE EDUCATION WISE, MORALLY ETC
Posted: at 2-01-2011 12:59 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
its high time firearms are withdrawn from the hands of nigerian police on roads block hence they have proven overtime that they cant handle arms constitutionally
Posted: at 2-01-2011 01:26 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
its high time firearms are withdrawn from the hands of nigerian police on roads block hence they have proven overtime that they cant handle arms constitutionally
Posted: at 2-01-2011 01:30 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie
Can someone please tell me Why Do We Need Nigeria Police Force? To me they are useless, bunch of scared cowards Wasting the lives they are paid to protect.
Posted: at 2-01-2011 02:45 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
When will all this police shooting at innocent citizens of the country stop?? Nigeria Govt should start doing something to stop all the police hanging around the roads, they should be normal patrol on cars and bikes not hanging on our high ways and local roads, and targeting on innocent civilians to shoot over #20 naira.
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Posted: at 2-01-2011 03:12 PM (13 years ago) | Hero
Here, lets us correct a wrong assumptn, the Nigeria Police is never a 'force' although they carry arms. I suggest the police should be withdrawn frm road blocks after all, it is not their constitutional duties to screen/ check drivers' or motors' particulars. However, they can stop vehicles and search if they suspect somethn is amiss. Thus, they hide under this act to commit atrocities. Do they really 'stop and search'? We all know what they do. If only d Civil Defence, V.I.Os, and Road Safety could be adequately armed to mount road blocks u wud c beta sets of disciplined organisatns on duty!
Posted: at 2-01-2011 04:15 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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