00:00Following the killing of a 14-years-old boy, Kehinde Alade by a stray bullet fired by policemen on hot pursuit of the vehicle conveying the deceased, the Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has made some clarification in line with video evidence that one of its men attached to Oyo State Traffic Management Authority, OYTMA on Tuesday targeted and fired bullet to deflate one of the tires of the vehicle because the driver who later was found out to be the
00:30father of the deceased, Odenayo Alade drove the vehicle in a life-endangering manner, giving the police the room to suspect the dangerous driving to be an apparent act of kidnapping hence the police team gave the vehicle a hot chase and opened fire towards the tires of the vehicle but the bullet missed and penetrated through the car booth and hit the student who was on his way to take the West African Examinations Council, WAEC exam, with the deceased student's father who introduced himself as a single
00:59father taking care of the kids since his wife allegedly abandoned and left them 7 years ago, confirming, he actually refused to stop after driving against traffic, this, an eyewitness who was one of the occupants in the vehicle said they continued the driving for some moments even when the little boy screamed and shouted he has been shot, initially believing the boy and other kids at the back seat who were also screaming to have raised the alarm out of fear of the police until they saw the boy gasping.
01:29The incident occurred around 7am along the Abaddon Airport roundabout, Alakia Adelubi, Airport Road in Oyo State, with the state governor, confirming, the suspected killer police officer has been taken into custody.
01:44The deceased student's father and the driver of the vehicle, Odenayo Alade, who spoke with TVC News crew shortly after the incident said he was asked by a roadside tire mechanic or vulcanizer to drive the vehicle towards the other side of the traffic so that the vulcanizer air compressor hose pipe can reach the car.
02:03In a press release on Tuesday, the Oyo State Police Command spokesperson, CSP Osifeso Adewale, said,
02:11At approximately 7.45am along the airport roundabout, Alakia Adelubi, Airport Road, an enforcement team comprising OYTMA offices and personnel of the Oyo State Police Command attempted to stop a black Honda Accord, Lagos registration number FST 639JJ, driven by one Odenayo Alade, male, father of the deceased young male, who was found to be driving against traffic, one way.
02:41Rather 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.
02:55In an effort to prevent further damage and harm to offices and other road users, barricades were set up to demobilize the fleeing vehicle.
03:03However, the driver reportedly broke through these barricades, continuing to drive recklessly and endangering lives.
03:11Given the nature of the driver's conduct, officers suspected possible criminal activity or a case of abduction.
03:19A police chase ensued.
03:21In an attempt to immobilize the vehicle, a police corporal discharged a firearm aimed at the tires.
03:26Tragically, the bullet missed and struck Kehinde Alade, male, who was seated in the rear seat behind the driver.
03:35Oyo Feso stated that the victim was immediately rushed to the University College Hospital, UCH, where he was confirmed dead on arrival.
03:43He said the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Adai Oyo State Hospital mortuary for autopsy and preservation.
03:51The officer responsible for the discharge of the firearm has been taken into custody and, along with other members of the team.
03:58Meanwhile, the Oyo State government has confirmed that the police officer who fired the bullet leading to the death of the secondary school student during a traffic stop in Abaddon is now in custody and under investigation.
04:12The statement signed by Suleiman Al-Alan Rawadju, spokesperson to Governor Sayyem Akinde, said the incident was sad, shocking, and totally avoidable.
04:23The government extended condolences to the victim's family and assured the public of a full investigation in collaboration with the Oyo State Police Command.
04:31He hit my car. Then I put the car on the vice just to bypass him. I didn't know they were up to four or five, four vehicles.
04:43Then the other one, they were twin vehicles, hit my car again. Then I just tried to, so as I managed to escape them, the next thing I had, the gunshot.
04:54Short. We had the gunshot, we're thinking maybe they lose the bullets to scare people away.
05:00So when we moved for some, maybe five seconds, so the boy, the deceased, was shouting, they shot me, they shot me.
05:08So I looked at the back, the basking was not broken. So we were even thinking that he was scared because the children, they were making noise, they were making noise.
05:17So we were trying to calm them down. Then I looked back, I saw him gasping.
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