Oyo APC seeks probe into death of Ibadan teenager

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo has urged the Federal government and the Inspector General of Police to probe the killing of a 14-year-old Senior Secondary School Examination candidate in Ibadan on Tuesday.

This is as it advised Governor Seyi Makinde to consider the usage of technology for traffic management in the 33 local government areas.

The State Publicity Secretary of the Wasiu Sadare in a statement stressed the need for the Federal government and the Inspector General of Police to probe the incident and bring the culprit(s) to book.

The statement read in part, “The Tuesday incident has to be thoroughly investigated by the Inspector General of Police and the federal government to make all culprits answer for the crimes and ensure that the slain Kehinde Alade gets justice even in death.

On the traffic management, the APC urged the state government to partner with relevant experts and technologies to curtail the excesses of motorists without employing brutal force and high-handedness as being witnessed at the moment”.

APC decried the alleged unprofessional and unethical conduct of some officials of the OYRTMA and Park Management System who constitute nuisance to motorists and other road users, particularly in Ibadan and other major cities across the state, in the guise of generating revenue for the government.

“The killing of the innocent schoolboy by an overzealous policeman in Ibadan on Tuesday was not only unfortunate but also sad and devastating, going by the circumstances surrounding the whole incident. Sadly enough, the reaction which came from the state government added insult upon injury as the official statement, believed to have been issued by Gov. Makinde’s media handlers, blamed the father of the slain boy solely for the incident.

“Oyo state government, by its reaction to the killing incident, failed to accept blame as it failed in the responsibility of protecting the lives and property of the residents. Government officials would rather lend credence to the fact that movement of innocent citizens on the streets of Oyo state could be a death sentence since they believe the best way to check the excesses of motorists and other road users was to unleash trigger-happy security men on them instead of deploying close circuit television cameras (CCTV) and other relevant technological appliances as it is the case in Lagos state and other climes.”

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