The Kwara State Police Command has arraigned three officers, Abiodun Kayode, James Emmanuel, and Oni Philip, following their dismissal for the k!lling of Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, a student at Kwara State Polytechnic.
According to a statement released by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, on October 18, the dismissed officers are facing charges of cr!minal conspiracy and culpable hom!cide in connection with Ishola’s death. They have been remanded in prison pending further court proceedings.
Ishola, a second-year Electrical/Electronics Engineering student, was reportedly sh*t by police during a protest against fuel price hikes in Ilorin’s Fate area on September 4, 2024. The incident drew widespread outrage, leading the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to transfer the case to police headquarters in Abuja.