Some students in the convoy of the newly elected Cordinator of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS Southwest (Zone D), Taiwo Owolewa on Friday fired gunshots in the air to celebrate his victory.
Taiwo was on Thursday elected as the leader of the association at its convention which took place in Akure, Ondo State.
In a video posted by his media team, some students in his convoy were seen shooting in the air indiscriminately as the NANS leader arrived in Ekiti State, his home state following his victory.
“OWOLEWA TAIWO BACK TO EKITI IN GRAND STYLES.
“The people of Ekiti State are ecstatic to welcome back Owolewa Taiwo, the newly elected Coordinator, in grand style.
“This highly anticipated homecoming marks the beginning of a transformative era for NANS ZONE D, and stakeholders, students, senators, and families are thrilled to have Owolewa Taiwo at the helm.
“As the Ekiti community rallies around their new leader, they are eager to witness the positive change and progress that Owolewa Taiwo vision promises to bring,” his media team captioned the video posted on various platforms.
The incident has sparked angry reactions from some Nigerians on the social media who called for the arrest of Taiwo.
“He (Taiwo) should be arrested until he provides those in his convoy shooting in the air in public. Imagine, in broad daylight, gunshots from non-security agents renting the air in Ado-Ekiti all in name of celebrating,” one of the commentators said.