Authorities of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State have commenced investigation into the shooting of a female student, Taibat Babatunde, by unknown persons.
The victim, a National Diploma One student of the Science Laboratory Technology Department, was seen in a video being rushed into a security patrol van.
Some students claimed that the victim was shot by a member of the security unit of the polytechnic, adding that the men stormed the Sewage Hall of the institution to arrest a student.
The guards were reported to have opened gunfire at the hall as a stray bullet hit Babatunde.
The Registrar of the school, Mrs Modupe Fawale, appealed to students of the institution to remain calm while assuring that an investigation was ongoing.
Fawale, in a statement on Wednesday, said the victim was responding well to treatment at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
She also appealed to students to be vigilant and report suspicious activities to the students’ affairs office for necessary action.
The statement read in part, “The unfortunate incident happened at the Sewage area late in the afternoon where a gunshot hit the female student.
“The female student was immediately rushed to the University College Hospital where first-class medical attention was given to her.”
