Adedeji was said to have been covering the protest when he was shot on the thigh, around the Olaiye-Iya area of Osogbo, the state capital.
While protesting the incident, some police officers were said to have arrived the scene of the protest and started shooting.Speaking on the incident, Yemisi Opalola, spokesperson of the Osun police command, told TheCable that the journalist was “only shot a blank bullet”. “The frequency of these unfortunate and avoidable provocative incidents is a source of concern to us, as a government. I have, therefore, directed the State Commissioner of Police to investigate the Tuesday shooting incident and ensure that his officers who are involved in it are identified and punished in accordance with extant regulations and law.”
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