An Amotekun Corps operative, Abdulafeez Alabi, is arrested following an incident in which a man is reportedly shot during an attempted arrest in the Saki area of Oyo State. Multiple reports cite police sources and a counter-insurgency publication, stating the shooting occurred at about 7pm on Thursday at Ayemojuba Kosigi village, via Saki. According to the accounts, the incident follows a violent altercation involving two men of Fulani extraction, reported to include a cutlass fight. The reports say Alabi allegedly discharged his firearm accidentally while trying to arrest the two men, fatally injuring one person. The victim reportedly dies at the scene. The incident is said to be reported to the Saki police division on Friday by Abdullahi Dogo, chairman of the Miyetti Allah Fulani association in Saki. Investigators also mention that a locally fabricated single-barrel gun and an expended cartridge are recovered from the scene. Police are continuing investigations into the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the arrest of the operative.
Amotekun operative arrested after alleged accidental shooting in Oyo
An Amotekun Corps operative, Abdulafeez Alabi, is arrested following an incident in which a man is reportedly shot during an attempted arrest in the Saki area of Oyo State. Multiple reports cite polic...
- An Amotekun operative, Abdulafeez Alabi, is arrested after an alleged accidental shooting.
- The incident occurs around 7pm on Thursday at Ayemojuba Kosigi village, via Saki, in Oyo State.
- Reports say the shooting happens during an attempt to arrest two men involved in a violent cutlass fight.
- A locally fabricated single-barrel gun and an expended cartridge are reportedly recovered from the scene.
- Investigations into the incident are ongoing; the victim is reported to die at the scene.
Abdulafeez Alabi, an operative of the Amotekun Corps, has been arrested following the accidental shooting of a man during an attempt to arrest two persons involved in a violent altercation in Saki area of Oyo state. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, quoted police sources as saying the incident occurred at about 7pm on Thursday at […] The post Amotekun Operative Arrested Over ‘Accidental’ Shooting Of Man In Ondo appeared first on Information Nigeria.
3 hours agoAbdulafeez Alabi, an operative of the Amotekun Corps, has been arrested following the accidental shooting of a man during an attempt to arrest two persons involved in a violent altercation in Saki area of Oyo state. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, quoted police sources as saying the incident occurred at about 7pm on Thursday at Ayemojuba Kosigi village, via Saki. The matter was reported to the Saki police division on Friday by Abdullahi Dogo, chairman of the Miyetti Allah Fulani association in Saki, who said two men of Fulani extraction engaged in a cutlass fight. Alabi allegedly discharged his firearm accidentally while attempting to arrest the two men, fatally hitting one of them. The victim reportedly died at the scene. A locally fabricated single-barrel gun and one expended cartridge were recovered from the scene. Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing.
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