A yet-to-be-identified trigger-happy policeman has allegedly shot a teenager identified simply as DMX de.ad in the Alakia area of Ibadan, Oyo State
Punch Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Tuesday after an altercation between the officer and the deceased victim.
A source familiar with the matter told Punch correspondent on Wednesday that the disagreement escalated, thereby prompting the officer to shoot the teenager in the leg.
He said the victim was later rushed to the hospital by his friends, but did not survive the gunshot wound.
“DMX had an issue with a police officer. The altercation escalated, and the officer shot him in the leg. His friends were alerted, and they came and rushed him to the hospital. The teenager had already lost a significant amount of blood before receiving medical attention,” the source narrated.
The incident first gained public attention after an X user, @Sturbyrich65562, raised an alarm online, insisting that the teenager did not engage in any physical confrontation with the policeman.
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