Oyogist has learned that an SS3 student Identified as Alade Oba was shot by a stray bullet during a clash between the Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT) and alleged rice smugglers in Badagry on Saturday.
According to sources, the JBPT were on routine patrol at Irosu community near Sawa check point around Owode-Apa border post in search of smuggled foreign rice.
Some aggrieved youths, prevented the operatives from performing the search, as they, vowed that on no account should any security agent be allowed to enter their domain to carry out the operation.
However, the operatives started shooting into the air.
“In the process, one Alade Oba, an SSS3 student of Kankon Secondary School, was hit by a stray bullet and died on the spot. Sources confirmed.
