Mother of the victim of the Yoruba Nation rally shooting, Jumoke Oyeleke, says her daughter was 25 years old and not 14 as widely reported. She was also the first of four children by her parents, her mother, Ifeoluwa Oyeleke, stated. Some of the operatives reportedly fired gunshots, tear gas canisters and water cannons to disperse the demonstrators and journalists shortly after the rally took off. She was said to have been hit by a stray bullet, which ripped through her stomach and left a deep hole. Following the incident, it was widely circulated that the victim was 14 years old.

Source: Punch July 05, 2021 07:30 UTC