The Nigeria Police Force, Oyo command, the state government and Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority, OYRTMA have met on ways to prevent the recurrence of last Tuesday’s incident that claimed the life of a teenager, kehinde Alade, in Ibadan.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Adenola, at the meeting held at the command headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, said the life of Kehinde was cut short by the misdirected gunshot from a Police Corporal at Gbagi-Alakia in Egbeda local government area of Oyo State.
The concerned authorities, including the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, Chairman of Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority, OYRTMA, Major Adekoya Adesagba (Rtd), admitted that there was a need to urgently address the excesses of road users.
They highlighted stiffer penalties for offenders, more sensitisation on the dangers of violating traffic rules, placement of monitoring cameras at strategic locations, as well as immediate provision of a mobile court to try offenders.
Speaking on the delay of the prosecution, the police boss said, the culprit who was also the father of the deceased, Mr Odunayo Alade had yet to officially report the incident to the command.
He said that Mr. Alade was a serial offender as he had disobeyed the traffic rules a few days before the tragic incident.
He also reiterated that the police officer who fired the bullet that allegedly killed Kehinde Alade had been arrested and was being held in the custody of the state CID, Iyaganku, Ibadan.
Contributing, the Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade assured the public that the matter would not be swept under the carpet.
Also, the Chairman of OYRTMA, Retired Major Adesagba noted that traffic offenders were increasing daily, which had constantly led to harassment and assaults on their officers.
Radio Nigeria/Deborah Ige
