Soldier Shoots Female College Of Education Student At The Chest In Benue (Photo)

A female student of College of
Education in Oju was shot while
sitting in front of her residence at
Lawani hostels, situated outside the
school campus.
According to the source, “the
problem started when one student
of the institution was alleged to
have a long standing problem with
a female student and supposed girl
friend of a soldier.
“For that reason, the soldier,
Thursday afternoon stormed the
institution to whisk Anthony to the
‘Operation Zenda’ base in Oju, but
fellow students resisted the move.
He was asked to get an approval
from the institution’s management
before taking the student away.
“At that point the angry soldier
went away, promising to come
back. That evening the soldier went
back to the institution with some of
his colleagues to abduct the said
Anthony but were resisted by
students in the institution who also
aided Anthony to escape.
“Vexed by the action of the students
the soldier opened fire with his
riffle and the innocent girl who
was sitting by the door of her room
got hit at the side of her chest.
“She was rushed to Adoga hospital
in Oju where she was given two
pints of blood because she had lost
so much blood and thereafter
rushed to the Benue State
University Teaching Hospital,
BSUTH, for further treatment
because the bullet could not be
extracted and her condition was
deteriorating.
“As I speak with you we cannot
ascertain the condition of the
student but the Army Corporal has
been arrested by the Police in Oju
and transferred to the Command
Headquarters in Makurdi.”
Meanwhile, attempts to reach the
Police Public Relations Officer,
PPRO, Assistant Superintendent,
ASP, Moses Yamu failed but a top
Police source who craved
anonymity confirmed that the
matter was being investigated
while the Army Corporal was being
interrogated.