Photo: Dane Gun
Boy, 13, shoots 3-year-old girl to death
A 13-year-old boy has allegedly shot a three-year-old girl to death at Kukudi Village, Imasayi in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, a Superintendent of Police, SP, and spokesman of the police command in the state, disclosed this on Friday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
He said that the boy reportedly shot the victim with a Dane gun.
According to him, the police have already arrested the 45-year-old owner of the gun for negligence.
“Preliminary investigation showed that he loaded his Dane gun and kept it in an open place at the back of his house where children usually play.
“It was there that the 13-year-old picked the gun, pointed it at the deceased and pulled the trigger.
“The victim was taken to the General Hospital, Ilaro, where she was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty, Oyeyemi stated.
