Two policemen attached to the Nigerian Prison Yard in Oba, Ogun State, have allegedly shot dead a comedian, Abiola Owonikoko, in the Abeokuta area of the state.
The policemen were said to have abandoned their duty post to attend an end of the year party organised by a group of miners in the area.
They reportedly got themselves drunk and started misbehaving.
The policemen allegedly harassed and threatened to kill some of the guests, who were having a good time at the party and started shooting all of a sudden and stray bullets hit Owonikoko in the chest and stomach, but efforts to revive him proved abortive as the comedian died due to the injuries he sustained from the attack.
Owonikoko’s colleague, Olawale Yusuf, explained on his Instagram handle, @baba_olorunosebi_comedy_klinick, the circumstances surrounding the comedian’s death, adding that the errant policemen were drunk when they perpetrated the crime.
He demanded justice for Owonikoko’s death.
Yusuf wrote, “They are attached to the mobile police officer with the Nigeria Prison Yard, Oba, here in Abeokuta. Dredgers are doing their end of the year party, so two officers sneaked out and came to the party as well. They got drunk and started threatening people that they will kill them. So, they started shooting and unfortunately, the bullets hit my colleague in the chest and stomach. RIP bro, missing you already, we want justice. The boy is a comedian as well.”
A picture attached to the post showed Owonikoko’s remains lying on the floor, with the parts where the bullets pierced his body clearly marked out.
