Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
A student of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, has been reportedly shot dead by a vigilante operative.
According to the report, the deceased, who was a student of the Department of Laboratory Science Technology (ND), was in his room studying for an examination he was to write by 1:00 pm the same day when the unfortunate incident happened.
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.
The image maker of the Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident to journalists in the state.
He said that the suspect has been arrested while the remains of the boy have been deposited in the morgue.