Val’s Day Turns Bloody As Police Bullet Hits 35-Year Old APC Leader

It was indeed a sad day for APC members and the youth at
large in  Kwara State as one of their
own, Mr. Femi Oladipo was hit by a stray bullet when trying to settle a dispute
among some youths in a hotel they all went to celebrate St. Valentine’s day.

Mr. Oladipo who was a former chairmanship aspirant under
PDP, in the November 2013 local government election in the state before defecting
to APC, was said to be standing with the youths while settling the matter
before one of the police officers hit the butt of his gun against a wall when
it discharged a bullet and hit Mr. Oladipo. The 35-year old leader who shortly
returned from the United States died instantly.

The police officer as however been arrested as confirmed by
the spokesperson for Kwara State Police Command, Ajayi Okasanmi. He said, the
affected police officer was already undergoing an interrogation at the command’s
headquarters in Ilorin. It is true that a police officer’s gun was accidentally
discharged and killed a man at the hotel where he was to provide security. The
officer affected has been arrested and currently undergoing police orderly
interrogation at the Kwara State Police headquarters.

The police have however pleaded with the youths to stop
protesting as the matter is being investigated.