Ibadan: How stray bullet killed WAEC student during chase
•Father was evading arrest — Police A yet to be identified police officer, shot a 15-year-old secondary school student named Taiwo, while he was en-route to an examination center in the Gbagi area of Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State. The tragic incident occurred when Taiwo was struck by a stray bullet in the lower part of his body. Taiwo's father was driving him and his twin brother to the examination centre for the West African Exanination Council, WAEC, when the shooting took place. Following the incident, he rushed Taiwo to Welfare Hospital, in Alakia, before transferring him to the University College Hospital, UCH. Eyewitness accounts revealed that the bullet penetrated the back seat of the car where Taiwo was seated with his brother. Speaking on the tragic incident, Taiwo's father expressed disbelief, saying: "I couldn't believe that my son is dead. We left home together, full of life and assurance that he would excel in his exams. "Now, I am carryi...