By Temitope Adedeji,Akure
Aggrieved students of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, on Friday, assembled to protest in front of the state secretariat, Alagbaka, in Akure, the Ondo state capital over the killing of Folarera Ademola, the ND1 student of the institution from the Department of Science Laboratory Technology, allegedly by an operative of the Amotekun Corps.
The aggrieved students blocked all the link roads around the secretariat’s main gate and placed the coffin of the dead student at the governor’s office, gate causing disruption of both human and vehicular movements.
The protesters, who defied the morning rains and marched to the Governor’s Office, dropped the corpse of the victim in front of the governor’s office while calling on Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to fish out the killer Amotekun Corps.
The protesters also gave the state government a 24-hour hrs ultimatum to hand over the said officer to the Nigeria Police Force for proper prosecution, take charge of the deceased’s burial, and compensate the family.
Speaking on behalf of the students, the Students’ Union President, Olorunda Oluwafemi, confirmed that the student was shot and killed on June 26 by an officer of the Amotekun Corps in front of his parents’ house in Owo
Oluwafemi added that the deceased suffered gunshot wounds for 10 days before he was taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, where he gave up the ghost on Thursday afternoon.
He said the protesting students marched from the school gate through the Palace of Olowo of Owo before taking the protest to the Governor’s Office and Amotekun’s office to further express their grievances.
