How police shot Naval officer in Osogbo

AN officer of the Nigerian Navy, Kehinde Ojo, could not believe that his dream of celebrating the last Christmas at home with his family would be a mirage at the end of the day.
Five days to Christmas, Ojo, in company of two of his friends; Dare and Lekan, who just returned from overseas to see their families were at a car wash, Crime & Security learnt, when some group of policemen from the State Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) apparently on one of their routine checks to some popular joints in the city called at the car wash.
Crime & Security investigation revealed that the SARS team, led by one ASP Omoyele, requested that those at the car wash identified themselves which they all did one after the other. But things took another dimension when Ojo brought out his identity card which was allegedly snatched by one of the SARS team members who threw it (the identity card) into the bush.
The development degenerated into a heated argument between the policemen and Ojo after he returned from the nearby bush where he had gone to search for his identity card. The action, which by then had almost degenerated into fisticuffs, angered Ojo, who was slapped by one of the police officers.
The incident generated into film-like scene where people around scampered for safety. While most people had fled, Ojo and one of his friends, Dare were still involved in argument with the police officers when the leader of the SARS team was alleged to have ordered that Ojo be shot.
They were all bundled into the police van and driven to the state CID, Osogbo. At the station, Ojo, who was groaning in pain and who was still being molested by the policemen, was said to have kept on shouting, “I am not a thief but a Navy personnel. You people wanted money by force and because we didn’t oblige you decided to be brutal. You have shot me in the leg. You people are in trouble.”
Ojo’s cries, it was reported alerted the Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Adeyemi, who came down to see things for himself.  At that point, the ACP intervened and he personally took Ojo to the clinic in his personal car.
Currently, Ojo is receiving treatment in a hospital while his family foots the bills. The case, Crime & Security gathered is being followed up by the Nigerian Navy. It was learnt that the men of the Navy came to Osogbo from Ogbomoso, Ikirun and Lagos barracks and had talks with the State Commissioner of Police, Kalafite Helen Adeyemi. However, nothing concrete has been done.
Also, Ojo’s friends, Dare and Lekan have been in detention since 4th January, 2013, while their families are worried about the fate of their siblings.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO, Osun State Command, Folasade Odoro, said she could not comment yet.