The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has demanded that the Commissioner of Police in the state fish out the policemen responsible for the killing of two students of the Federal University, O
ye-Ekiti during a protest last Tuesday.The governor said he had directed the CP to “urgently commence an investigation into the circumstances that led to the unfortunate shooting incident with a view to identifying possible culprits within and outside the Force.”Fayemi said though he could not comment much on the incident in view of ongoing investigations, he had no constraints expressing his sad feeling.
Also, the Transition Monitoring Group on Sunday demanded the prosecution of police officers responsible for the killing. The chairperson of TMG and West Africa Network for Peace, Nigeria, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, made the demands in a statement after meeting with leadership of FUOYE Students Union and National Association of Nigerian Students in Ibadan.
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