Musician escapes death as policeman opens fire

Mr. Olasore Oluwafemi, an upcoming musician, escaped death by the whiskers on Sunday at Ikorodu area of Lagos State after policemen who were chasing a fleeing suspect, opened fire.

The bullet got the musician, but he did not die. The cop who opened fire in his determination to catch a man who allegedly refused to give, has been identified as Zakaria, attached ton Owutu Police Division, Ikorodu.

  It was gathered that the musician was in a commercial bus when a police team in a commercial bus stopped flagged them.

Oluwafemi, reportedly said: “I was told the police usually collect N2, 000 from every cab driver at the junction. So when he stopped our cab, the driver tried to reverse and he shot at the car. The bullet pierced through the cab and hit my leg. I felt terrible pains.”

Lagos State Police spokesman, Kenneth Nwosu said the matter was still being investigated and complicated because the musician could  not identify his shooter and appears to be contradicting his story.