Stray Bullet Kills Bystander as Gunmen Abduct Female Student

• Another source, who carved anonymity over security concerns, disclosed that a stray bullet killed a woman and injured another man during the shooting.
• During the ordeal, a stray bullet tragically struck and killed an innocent woman who was caught in the crossfire.

In a distressing turn of events, an unidentified female student from Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Ogwashi-Uku.

Eko Hot Blog gathered that the incident took place late Wednesday when the attackers, targeting a male companion of the victim, resorted to abducting the student after their initial target managed to escape.

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According to anonymous community sources, the gunmen blocked the vehicle carrying the pair and opened fire, causing chaos and panic.

During the ordeal, a stray bullet tragically struck and killed an innocent woman who was caught in the crossfire.

“The man was driving along the polytechnic road when the group of about five men blocked his vehicle and started shooting. The man managed to open the door and ran into the bush.

“But the girl at the driver’s side could not escape as the man did, and the hoodlums carried her away after raining bullets on the vehicle.

“It was like a war zone last night in Ogwashi-Uku and people were running, scaping for safety. As this afternoon, they made a demand of N10 million ransom” the source narrated.

 

Another source, who carved anonymity over security concerns, disclosed that a stray bullet killed a woman and injured another man during the shooting.

“During the shooting, a stray bullet killed a woman who owns a shop under the power line and one man was also hit by a bullet in the leg before abducting the girl,” the source added.

The Chairman, Ogwashi-Uku vigilante group, Mr Hery Chukwuka who confirmed the abduction and killing, said that the Lexus 330 vehicle involved had already been parked at the Ogwahi-Uku station.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Bright Edafe said he couldn’t confirm the student’s abduction but there was an attempted kidnap.

He said, “There was an attempted kidnapping and the man ran away and abandoned his car. We have recovered the car at the police station.

“We have been calling the number of the man but it’s switched off. If we see him, he will be able to explain what happened.”

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