Drunk policeman kills young businessman at Iwo Road in Ibadan

A young businessman, identified as Yemi Ajayi, has been killed by a drunk policeman at the Iwo Road interchange in Ibadan on Thursday afternoon.

According to reports, the policemen had stopped a Toyota Camry being driven by the 32-year-old deceased’s cousin, Kayode Atanda, on their way to work.

It was gathered that before the driver could slow down to get off the highway, one of the policemen started dragging the steering wheel with him.

As Kayode was trying to get out of the car, the drunk policeman shot him on the arm and the bullet hit the stomach of Yemi, who was sitting beside him.

“All the three police officers were drunk. I think government needs to put end to this unreasonable killing”, Eyewitness, said.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Olugbenga Fadeyi, who confirmed the incident, said the Police Command had begun investigation into the matter.