Ogun CP Visits Nollywood actor, Ijaduade in hospital as police says ammunition shell, not bullet hit the actor

Ogun CP Visits Nollywood actor, Ijaduade in hospital as police says ammunition shell, not bullet hit the actor

The Ogun State Police Command has said an ammunition shell, not a bullet, hit popular Nigerian actor and movie director, Azeez Ololade Ijaduade, in the neck.

The news of the alleged shooting filtered into social media over the night when a colleague of the victim, Abiodun Adebanjo, with the handle @iamabiodunadebanjo, posted the incident on Instagram.

The post read, “Please, we need help in Iperu. My director, Azeez Ijaduade, @kingzeez1, was shot by a Nigeria Police personnel.

“He is presently at Babcock University Teaching Hospital. Anybody with the contacts of the Police IG or Commissioner should reach out.”

The police in the state have since been brought under intense criticism over alleged unprofessionalism.

Reacting through a statement, the spokesperson of the state command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident, explaining that a bullet shell hit the actor in the neck.

“During the Bramaj Company end-of-year party in a hotel, a mobile policeman attached to the Chinese expatriate expended a shot into the air, and unfortunately, the ammunition shell hit one Azeez Ijaduade “m “ an actor, on the neck,” Odutola said.

Salient Times could not confirm the present situation of the actor, but the police claimed that he is in a stable condition

“He was rushed to hospital in Ilishan and he is in a very stable condition,” she said.

Odutola, however, added that the officer had been arrested, and an investigation commenced into the incident.

Ogun CP visits Nollywood actor Azeez Ijaduade in hospital, condemns shooting

Meanwhile, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, has condemned the shooting of a popular Nollywood actor, Azeez Ijaduade, by a cop in the state.

The police boss reacted to the incident during his visit to the actor at Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo in Ikenne Local Government Area of the state.

Speaking in an interview with journalists, the Police Commissioner disclosed that the officer who fired the shot is already facing disciplinary action.

According to him, the unnamed cop had fired a bullet into the air to disperse thugs who wanted to mob the personality he was attached to.

Alamutu, who said the shooting was unfortunate and uncalled for, expressed joy that the actor is in a stable condition.

He noted that although there were times officers would need to fire shots to disperse crowds, he added that there was no justification for the one at hand.

He noted that the officer had conducted himself unprofessionally and would be made to face disciplinary action.

Alamutu said, “It was actually an unfortunate incident, but from all indications, I have seen the victim, it was not a direct hit. Actually, some people were trying to mob the principal the policeman was attached with, and to scare them off, he had to fire some shots. It was unfortunate the victim was within that axis. It was the shell that hit the victim.”

He, however, allayed the fear of the public, saying the victim was already recuperating.

“From what I have seen so far, he’s recuperating, only that he needs to be observed for some time to ensure that no vital part of his body is affected. From the way I see him, I believe none is affected. But that can only be certified by the medical experts,” he said.