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BREAKING: Protest Hits Ekiti Over Killing of Youth, Photos Emerge
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BREAKING: Protest Hits Ekiti Over Killing of Youth, Photos Emerge

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • The Federation of Ekiti State Students’ Union have protested after an NYSC member from the state was gunned down by a police officer in Ogbomosho, Oyo state
  • Recently, students of Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology (LAUTECH) called out a police officer for allegedly firing shots at some of their colleagues who were celebrating their graduation
  • Damilola Iyanda, the deceased corps member, attended the convocation party of Oluwafemi Iyanda, his brother, when the fatal shooting incident happened

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Ekiti, Ekiti state - Students in Ekiti state on Tuesday, April 30, staged a protest.

As reported by The Punch, the protesting students demanded justice for a slain member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

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Ekiti students protest and demand justice for NYSC member shot by policeman
An NYSC member met his untimely death at his brother’s graduation party, speaking fury. Photo credit: @biodunaoyebanji
Source: Twitter

Students in tertiary institutions, under the aegis of the Federation of Ekiti State Students’ Union (FESSU), said they are not happy that the deceased corps member, Damilola Iyanda, was shot by a trigger-happy policeman recently.

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Benjamin Adekunle, the national president of FESSU, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, charged Nigerian authorities to carry out a proper and swift investigation, Vanguard newspaper noted.

He said:

“We demand for a swift investigation into this matter and the culprit should be brought to book.
"We demand for compensation for the family of the deceased. We demand for comprehensive treatment of his brother that sustained gunshot injury."

See some photos from the protest below:

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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