Friday, October 18, 2024 - The Kwara State Police Command says the three police officers, Abiodun Kayode, Mr James Emmanuel, and Mr Oni Philip, who were recently dismissed over the k!lling of a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, have been charged in court.
A statement released by the command's
spokesperson, DSP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, today October 18, says the dismissed
officers face charges of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide in
connection with the death of Ishola. She said they have been remanded in
prison custody pending further court proceedings.
The deceased who was an ND2 student of Electrical/Electronics
Engineering at the institution was allegedly shot d@ad by the police during a
fuel hike protest in the Fate area of Ilorin on September 4, 2024. The incident
generated widespread condemnation which led to the transfer of the case to the
police headquarters in Abuja by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode
Egbetokun.
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