The Oyo State Police Command has taken action following the alleged killing of a member of the National Youth Service Corps, Damilola Iyanda, in Ogbomoso.
According to reports, Damilola was shot dead during an altercation near a popular nightclub in the Owode-Ogbomoso area.
“The investigation report reveals that during the early hours of the same date and time, a distress call was received by Operatives of the Command’s Monitoring Unit stationed within Ogbomoso through the director of a popular nightclub within the axis, requesting immediate intervention and protection from rampaging suspected student cultists who were at the time harassing guests and destroying club property,” stated the Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso.
Commissioner of Police, Adebola Hamzat, has ordered that the case be handled by the Homicide Department of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), with the Deputy Commissioner of Police overseeing the investigations directly.
“The incident recorded the death of one Damilola, ‘m’, and the injury of his brother, one Iyanda Femi Israel, who has since been discharged from the hospital after treatment,” added Osifeso.
“All officers involved in the incident, including Inspector Saheed, are currently under detention at the SCID, Iyaganku,” Osifeso confirmed.
The command assured the public, especially the student community, of swift justice in the matter.
