How police nearly killed me at Oyo protest –Bricklayer

What is your name and how old are you ?

My name is Waheed Oyewumi . I am 20 years old .

What work do you do ?

I am a bricklayer .

What happened to your shoulder ?

I was shot by the police .

How did it happen ?

My friends and I went to see what was happening but we were not close to the scene of the crisis . We were somewhere close so that we could see what was happening but we were not at the scene . As we were there playing with my friends , I heard a gunshot and I realised the bullet hit my hand .

Were you part of the protest ?

No , I wasn ’ t . I even went to work on Saturday when the protest happened and some persons were shot . But on Sunday, I didn ’ t go to work , so I went close to the place to see what was happening .

The doctors said I was lucky because the bullet hit me from a distance . They said I might have died if I was shot at closer range . That is to further tell you that I was not there and I was not part of the protest .

What again did the doctor tell you ?

After the X - ray , I was told the bullet had broken the bone .

But did they tell you the broken bone would heal?

Yes , they did. After extracting the bullet , they said I would undergo another surgery.

Who is paying your bills ?

My mummy is the one paying .

What work does she do ?

She is a trader. My mother is a widow and she told me that my father died while I was one month old . Since that time , she has been the only one taking care of us . She has been borrowing money to pay the bills . I just heard her asking my sister to go and sell all the goats she is raising to settle some bills and to buy the new drugs I was asked to buy .

I want to appeal to our governor ( Seyi Makinde ) and other people to help us . Those of us here have not seen the governor . I am not sure he is aware that some of us are here .