The Unilag student was hit in the chest by a stray bullet.
Akintunde Fadugba, a staff of the Centre for Information and Technology System, UNILAG, and Rasaq Akokia, a 400-level student, were, around 11 pm on Friday, killed by some hoodlums on Opayemi Street, Abule Ijesha, Yaba, Lagos State. According to his friends on Facebook, he was caught in the crossfire during a shoot-out on his street.
According to reports, the hoodlums numbering up to six and led by a drug dealer wanted by the police stormed the community on motorcycles and started shooting indiscriminately. Akintunde was hit in the chest while relaxing at a barber shop while Akokia was hit in the chest by a stray bullet while coming from a chemist where he went to buy drugs to see to his illness.
The spokesperson for UNILAG, Mrs Taiwo Oloyede, confirmed Fadugba’s death but said she was not aware a student was also killed.
She said,
“Mr. Fadugba was shot on Friday and we lost him. He was a senior non-teaching staff member of the Centre for Information and Technology System. He will be buried this week. I am not sure we lost any student, but I will confirm and get back to you.”
Just this morning, an Instagram user narrated how police extorted him after he filed a case concerning a stray bullet he escaped. He said he was made to part ways with the last N1000 note he had in his pocket. Read his post below.
”POLICE IS YOUR FRIEND!!! That was what i believed until today while attempting to make an incidence report to my FRIEND. ?
Around 2pm and 2.45pm today, I heard a loud bang. Some minutes later i found a stray bullet (pellet), which pierced through the ceiling and landed on a chair in my living room. Thank God my kids where not around when this happened. No one was hurt. I called my neighbour to witness the incident.
I Proceeded to Ilupeju Police station, coker to make a formal report of the incident.
I met a certain Inspector Fajuyi Obisitan, at the counter who asked me to explain all that happened. After my explanation, he laughed and querried my fears of an ordinary bullet of a revolver in the presence of detained fierce-looking suspects at the counter. I told him its not about fear but to officially lodge a report of a stray bullet in my house.
After taking my contact details, he asked me to “settle” with a lady inspector. I was shocked and laughed asking why. Then he threatened and said its either i drop the settlement or i be detained and held as a suspect of a shooting crime. That i would be forced to present the gun i used to shoot. Saying i could have killed someone with a gun in my house then run to him to help me cover up.
I laughed hard as i thought it all a joke. Eventually, i was forced to part with all i had in my pocket (one thousand naira), thank God they didnt lead me to an atm to make cash withdrawal.
I dont know if they eventually recorded my incident in their station crime diary because he ordered me to leave after collecting one thousand naira and told me that my report will be entered in serial number 111 of 14th march, 2018 in their station crime diary.
MY FEARS
Going to the Ilupeju Police station has made me fear for my safety as my personal details and incident report was lousily discussed in the presence of detained strangers by a seemingly drunk police inspector behing the counter.
And obviously if reporting an incident is not FREE, how then shall we claim BAIL IS FREE?”
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