The victim, Folarera Ademola, was an ND1 student from the department of Science Laboratory Technology in the institution. The students after over two hours protest in Owo town, travelled down to Akure, the state capital with the corpse which they used to block the office of the governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.. They also protested to the palace of the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye before heading to Akure, the state capital. They blocked the entrance of the governor’s office and gave the “state government a 24-hour ultimatum to hand over the said officer to the Nigeria police for proper prosecution, take charge of the deceased’s Burial, and compensate the family.
Speaking with newsmen, the Students’ Union President, Olorunda Oluwafemi, confirmed that the boy was shot on the 27th of June by an officer of the Amotekun in front of his parents’ house. Oluwafemi added that the deceased suffered the gunshot wounds for 10 days before he was taken to the federal medical center Owo, where he gave up the died on Thursday. In a swift response, the state commander of Amotekun, Chief Àdetunji Adeleye in a statement expressed dismay and sadness the death news of the student.
