Young Boy killed by Stray Bullet

The youngest son of the Ebun Family, Timehin, was killed on June 13 by a stray bullet fired by the police. They were on their way home from picking up their eldest son, who had just returned from studying abroad when  the bullet pierced through the windshield and hit Timehin in the eye.

The deceased’s father, Olusegun, said, “On getting to Kosofe Bus Stop at Mile 12, we saw policemen trying to extort money from a commercial bus driver who had climbed the culvert to drive back towards Ketu. There was an argument in the process and policemen started shooting. One of the bullets pierced through my windscreen and hit Timilehin in the eye. The broken glass also injured my wife and Jide. Immediately after the shooting, the policemen boarded their patrol vehicle and fled to their station. I carried my son to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.”

At the station, the policemen initially refused to take their statements until the boy’s father called a higher up policeman friend.  Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Damasus Ozoani, said that Timilehin may have been killed by armed robbers as a robbery occurred in the area that night.He, however. said the policemen on duty had been arrested and transferred to X Squad, the police department in charge of handling crimes committed by policemen.