A secondary school leaver, one Monsuru has been shot dead by thugs of a notorious group called ‘One Million Boys’ as collation of results for the presidential and National Assembly elections get underway in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, on Saturday.

The incident occurred at polling unit 2 in Ibadan South East local government, where a former Nigerian Ambassador to Jordan, Taofeek Arapaja was said to have earlier cast his vote.

Results were being collated when the assailant struck, and allegedly fired bullets in the direction of the politician, who escaped by the whiskers, an eyewitness said.

Another source said the victim whose full identity was yet to be ascertained, was a fresh secondary school leaver in the area.

According to the source; ‘

“The boy, Monsuru, who just finished his secondary education at St Luke’s College in Molete, Ibadan was mauled down by the thugs. Many residents believe the thugs belong to the group called ‘One Million Boys’.

“Votes were being collated when the assailants came into Lako Compound, Kudeti, the same ward where Ambassador Arapaja voted and they started shooting sporadically. It led to the death of Monsuru.”

Reports say trouble started manifesting when loyalists of an opposition political party started removing the banners and posters of other parties in the vicinity and replacing them with those of their candidates.

When contacted, Arapaja who is a chieftain of ADC complained that security was not tight enough in the area.