Odunayo Alade, father of Kehinde, the teenager killed by a
police officer’s stray bullet, says one of his sons was running late for the
West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) on the day tragedy
struck.
He added that the route he was driving on when his son was
shot serves as a short-cut to the main lane.
Kehinde was killed on Tuesday in the Gbagi area of Ibadan
after a police officer shot at his father’s car.
The Oyo police command had said Alade tried to evade arrest
after he was caught driving against traffic.
In a video, Alade was seen manoeuvring his car in an attempt
to resist being stopped by a joint team of police officers and officials of the
Oyo State Traffic Management Authority (OYTMA).
A police corporal then fired live rounds to immobilise the
vehicle. However, Kehinde, who was seated behind the car with his twin brother,
was hit in the abdomen.
‘I DIDN’T BREAK THE LAW’
Explaining what transpired in an interview with News Central
TV, Alade said he was not violating the one-way traffic rule because the route
he was plying was a stone’s throw from his intended lane.
“I was taking the children to school yesterday morning and
at the entrance of my junction, there is maybe a stone’s throw, not up to one
pole or two poles, to where we just follow and then branch to normal way,”
Alade said.
“To my surprise, I saw OYTMA. They came and blocked me, even
hit my vehicle and I had to reverse to bypass them.
“I don’t know. I won’t say one-way because the place is a
very short distance. To them, they said I followed one-way and I let them know
that this is the road all the neighbourhood use. It’s a very short distance to
the main junction.”
Asked why he did not stop when he was cornered by the
security officials, Alade said he did not want his son to be late for the
WASSCE test.
“You know how Nigerian government works. If you’re on your
own, once you fall into their traps… and moreover, the elder brother of the
deceased was supposed to be writing WASSCE yesterday,” he added.
“He was having 8:30am WAEC paper yesterday and if I should
stop, they would have delayed the boy. That was why I had to maneuvere my way.”
Alade added that he heard the gunshot but did not stop until
his deceased son began screaming in pains.
Afterwards, the deceased’s twin brother relayed that Kehinde
had been hit.
“I can’t really say, it’s only God that knows the situation
of things,” Alade said when asked if he thought the situation could have been
averted.
He said his late son wanted to become a lawyer and had quit
the science class at the beginning of the second term.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday"They said I followed one-way and I let them know that this is the road that everybody in the neighbourhood passes, it's a very short distance to the major road...after I left them, I just heard the gunshot..."
— News Central TV (@NewsCentralTV) May 21, 2025
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