A student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ahmed Dayo, allegedly shot by a policeman has undergone two operations to remove bullets from his two legs and is presently recuperating at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.

The victim, whose rumor of death sparked two days of protests however appealed to his colleagues to remain calm.

Students of the higher institution of learning took to the streets on Tuesday, 30th May took to the streets protesting the shooting of a colleague by a policeman accompanying a bank's bullion van.

Speaking in his local dialect, the victim, Ahmed Dayo, a part time student of accountancy thanked the government and school management for their concern and appealed to his colleagues not to cause disturbance but pray for him to walk again.

The Assistant Inspector General of police, Zone 8, Chris Dega also came to commiserate with the state governor and assess the health condition of the student.

The governor Abdulfatah Ahmed urged the police high command to ensure that the public is kept in the know of disciplinary measures taken against erring officers in order to sustain public confidence in the police.