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Drunk NSCDC Officer Shoots 15-Year-Old Girl In Akwa Ibom
- “The firearm was still in his hands when the sudden discharge occurred and sent the couple and other guests scampering.”
EKOHOTBLOG reports that a 15-year-old girl identified as Veronica Kufre has been hospitalized after she was fatally injured by stray bullets allegedly fired by a drunken officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Akwa Ibom State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred at a wedding ceremony in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital on Saturday.
A source, who attended the wedding event, disclosed that the incident occurred midway into the ceremony in Nsukara community along Nwaniba Road, close to the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) main campus.
The source further told newsmen that the couple, Uduak and Samuel, had hired some NSCDC personnel to stand guard at the event, adding that “the two officers hired to maintain peace and security at the event had joined other guests to help themselves to free beer and other stimulants as the merriment continued”.
She said, “Unfortunately, the firearm was still in his hands when the sudden discharge occurred and sent the couple and other guests scampering, but he was quick to re-direct the nozzle of the gun to the ground and pumped the rest of the bullets into the ground but the fragments had already hit Veronica Kufre, who was close to the security officials.
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EKOHOTBLOG gathered that while the 15-year-old girl was being rushed to the hospital, angry youths of the area were said to have mobilized in a mob action against the security officials but the NSCDC officers were rescued by some police operatives who drove in with their van to whisk the two officers away.
It was further learnt that the victim was admitted at the intensive care unit of the Life Care Clinic, Udosen Uko street in Uyo, the state capital.
The NSCDC Spokesman, Mr. Ukeme Umana, could not be reached comment as his phone was switched off on Saturday.
However, the Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko MacDon, when contacted, said the Command was yet to receive the report.
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