Video: 14-Year-Old Shot Dead By Political Thugs In Osun Community
A 14-year-old boy, Ezekiel Olapade, has been shot dead by political thugs in Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State.
The incident, OSUN DEFENDER gathered, occurred around 3: 0.m when the suspected political thugs, led by one Saheed alias Tanfeani, opened fire at a palm wine shop belonging to the victim’s mother located opposite the local government secretariat.
In a video obtained by OSUN DEFENDER, the victim’s father alleged that the attackers arrived in a branded vehicle of one of the gubernatorial candidates in the state.
“I was at my wife’s shop with my son and some customers when the thugs in an AMBO-branded vehicle came,” he said.
“Initially, they attempted to enter the council, but when they saw a man putting on a yellow cap at my wife’s shop, they directed their shot at the shop. The man wearing the yellow cap was shot, and he is now at the hospital.”
The father said everyone at the scene, including his wife and son, ran for safety.
“But my wife fell, and my son had to go back to rescue her. It was in that process that he was shot. I did not even know that he had been shot. I thought he ran away like others, and it was after searching for him for hours that I got a hint that he had died, and he was inside the bush,” he added.
He alleged that one of the attackers who shot his son was “Saheed Tanfeani” and that the assailants were about six in number.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of Osun police command, Abiodun Ojelabi, said the perpetrators were at large, adding that the police have launched a manhunt for them.
He said, “The incident happened this afternoon, adjacent Irepodun Local Government Secretariat.
“One Saheed, alias Tanfeani, came with other thugs and started shooting. In the process, the bullet hit Ezekiel Olapade, and he died at the spot,” the police statement said.
Police also confirmed that another person was hit by a bullet and is receiving treatment in the hospital, adding that the identity of the second victim is yet to be established.
“The suspected perpetrator of that act is still at large,” the police said, adding that a manhunt has been launched to arrest those involved.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
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