An officer of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) has killed a young man in  Iwo, Osun State on Thursday, August 23, 2018.

According to a Pulse Eyewitness, the victim, identified as Babatunde Nafiu Ayodele, was killed on his way back from a Sallah party while he was waiting for a commercial motorcycle to take him home.
The FSARS officer that allegedly killed the victim is identified simply as Lukmon.
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FSARS officer, identified as Lukmon, allegedly responsible for killing the young man
(Pulse)
According to a report by The Punch, Ayodele's death triggered a mob made up of youths in Olupona, where he was killed, who proceeded to set a police station in the town on fire.

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