The Osun State Correspondent of The Nation Newspaper, Mr Toba Adedeji, has been shot by the Police.
Adedeji was shot alongside a teenager at Olaiya, Osogbo, by overzealous policemen who wanted to disperse a mourning crowd.
The crowd was said to have converged on Olaiya to mourn the passage of Mr Abiola Afolabi, who was killed by policemen on April 4, 2022.
He was buried on Tuesday and friends held a rally to mourn him.
It was, however, gathered that Adedeji has been rushed to the Osun State University Teaching Hospital for treatment.
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Osun State Council, has demanded the immediate redeployment of the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, over the shooting of its member by men of his command.
A statement by the Chairman of the Council, Wasiu Ajadosu and Secretary, Bukola Elufadejin, gave the Inspector general of Police, a seven days ultimatum, to redeploy Olokode, on the grounds of gross indiscipline, and unprofessional conduct of the officers and men under his command.
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The statement further called on the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, to take urgent steps, to save the state from incessant unrest and crisis, due to the lackadaisical approach to sensitive issues of security, by the leadership of the command.
The statement described the action of the officers of the command as unfortunate, barbaric, uncivilized and demeaning, especially in a democratic environment, where citizens possess the right to ventilate their grievances through protest.
The Union noted that it would no longer condole harassment, and intimidation of its members, saying over five members of the union have been attacked by the police in the last three months.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
