A final-year student of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, has been reportedly shot dead by a vigilante operative.
The unfortunate incident occurred on Tuesday at about 9:00 o’clock in the morning.
According to the report, the deceased, who was a student of the Department of Laboratory Science Technology (ND), was in his apartment studying for an examination he had to write by 1:00 pm the same day when the incident occurred.
It was said that the vigilante operative, who was in his own apartment opposite the room of the deceased, shot and killed the student instantly.
However, upon his arrest, the vigilante said he mistakenly pointed a loaded gun towards the deceased’s room as he tried to pick something from the ground inside his own room and accidentally pulled the trigger.
Meanwhile, police in Oghara have arrested the suspect and deposited the corpse of the victim in a morgue.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
