SARS office set ablaze in osun state after a student was killed during the sallah festival

SARS office set ablaze after the death of a student during Sallah Fest in Osun state

The angry youth of Iwo, Osun State, have set on blaze the SARS office in the area following the death of a student of the Polytechnic Iree, who was killed, yesterday, by a stray bullet recklessly fired by one SARS officer identified as Gbadamosi Lukman.

Picture of the deceased

The angry youth have brought down the buildings inside the Iwo Area Police Command which houses the SARS office and have set it on fire. The attempt by the king, Oba Akanbi, to calm them, was met with violent resistance.

According to several reports the incident happened during the annual Sallah Fest around Ajangbala. The deceased, Nafiu Babatunde Ayodele, left his base at Oluponna, to attend the event.

However, towards the end of the Festival, according to reports the deceased was waiting for a bike man to take him home, when he was suddenly hit by a bullet. SARS were said to have stormed the event and started shooting after which they left the scene."