BREAKING: Protest Hits Ekiti Over Killing of Youth, Photos Emerge

• The Federation of Ekiti State Students’ Union have protested after an NYSC member from the state was gunned down by a police officer in Ogbomosho, Oyo state
• Recently, students of Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology (LAUTECH) called out a police officer for allegedly firing shots at some of their colleagues who were celebrating their graduation
• Damilola Iyanda, the deceased corps member, attended the convocation party of Oluwafemi Iyanda, his brother, when the fatal shooting incident happened

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Ekiti, Ekiti state - Students in Ekiti state on Tuesday, April 30, staged a protest.

As reported by The Punch, the protesting students demanded justice for a slain member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

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Students in tertiary institutions, under the aegis of the Federation of Ekiti State Students’ Union (FESSU), said they are not happy that the deceased corps member, Damilola Iyanda, was shot by a trigger-happy policeman recently.

Benjamin Adekunle, the national president of FESSU, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, charged Nigerian authorities to carry out a proper and swift investigation, Vanguard newspaper noted.

He said:

“We demand for a swift investigation into this matter and the culprit should be brought to book.

"We demand for compensation for the family of the deceased. We demand for comprehensive treatment of his brother that sustained gunshot injury."

See some photos from the protest below:

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Gunmen invade LG secretariat in Ekiti

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that gunmen on Tuesday, April 16, stormed Ilejemeje local government area (LGA) secretariat in Eda-Oniyo, Ekiti state.

This caused panic and chaos among workers.

The incident happened days after armed Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the Oyo state government secretariat.

Source: Legit.ng