… Issues 24-hour Ultimatum For Action
Our Correspondent
Comrade Owolewa Taiwo, the Coordinator of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, on Tuesday, condemned the alleged killing of a student on his way to sit for the ongoing school-based West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Alakia, Ibadan by an officer of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF).
According to verified reports, the young student was on his way to sit for his WASSCE paper when he was tragically struck by a stray bullet allegedly fired a policemen chasing a Hilux vehicle.
Report stated that the life of promising youngster was cut short in his father’s vehicle who was conveying him to the examination centre.
Comrade Owolewa Taiwo, in a statement jointly signed by Comrades Oluwole Olutunde and Kuku Eromidayo stated, “It is with deep pain, heavy hearts, and righteous indignation that we, the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Southwest Zone D led by Comrade Owolewa Taiwo, condemn in the strongest terms the senseless and inexcusable killing of a WAEC candidate today, May 20, 2025, at Alaakia, Ibadan by a reckless officer of the Nigeria Police Force.
“… The student, inside his father’s car, was unarmed, unthreatening, and clearly uninvolved. Yet, his life was cut short by the same institution meant to protect him.
“This is not just an accident; it is a national disgrace and a direct attack on the Nigerian student body. We are tired of issuing condolence statements. We are tired of hashtags. We are tired of watching our comrades fall to bullets and brutality.
“We are demanding immediate identification, arrest, and prosecution of the officer responsible for this heinous act.
“Immediate suspension and investigation of the entire unit involved in this operation. Public apology and adequate compensation to the family of the deceased student. Thorough overhaul and accountability process for rogue elements in the police force operating in Oyo State.”
NANS called on the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, the Oyo State Commissioner of Police and the Inspector General of Police to rise to the occasion, saying the eyes of the Nigerian students and the entire nation are on you.
“The Nigeria Police must stop killing our members. We are students not criminals! We will not fold our arms and watch our colleagues be slaughtered. We will not keep quiet in the face of injustice.
“We are giving a 24-hour ultimatum for action. Failure to respond will be met with the full weight of our resistance peaceful protests, mass mobilization, and legal action. An injury to one is an injury to all.
“In NANS Zone D, we prioritize the lives, safety, and dignity of Nigerian students above all. We say NO to police brutality. We say NO to extrajudicial killings. We say NO to the silence that fuels oppression.”
NANS added that the innocent young student must not die in vain calling for justice that must be done and seen to be done.
