Oyo State Police Command has dispelled shooting rumours between its officers and a corps member, described the report as mischievous.
A statement issued by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adewale Osifeso, stated that the preliminary investigations conducted by officers revealed that it was a case between a reckless driving Corps member and some officers that were on legal stop and-search-duty along the New Garage-Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road.
A copy of the statement made available to INDEPENDENT stated as thus; “The Oyo State Police Command wishes to dispel rumours making the rounds about a shooting incident involving a Police Officer and a National Youth Service Corps member as mischievous and a fictitious imagination of mischief agents.
Preliminary investigations/Independent Witness Accounts revealed that a reckless driving Corps member in the company of his colleagues while returning from their Community Development Service (CDS) in a White tinted Toyota Camry with Reg No ABY 237 JR was flagged down by operatives on legitimate Stop and search duties along the Black Horse axis, New Garage, Off Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road.
