Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed fled for his life during a mass protest following the shooting of a Kwara State Polytechnic student by a bullion van police escort. According to reports, the governor was on his way to inaugurate a road project when information reached him that the protesters had burnt one of his advance cars, Pilot 06, at Mubo Street, near Maraba Junction.
The Punch reports:. The protest started on Monday after a policeman said to have been clearing the way for a bullion van when a stray bullet from his gun hit the student.
The protesters also frustrated the inauguration of a road project at Kulende-Royal Valley Estate as they chased away residents and guests, who gathered for the ceremony. The protest paralysed business activities in the capital city for many hours as banks, other corporate organisations and shop owners hurriedly shut their premises for fear of attack.
He also explained that the bullet victim, Ahmed Dayo, was not dead but was responding to treatment. Your email address will not be published.
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