Tragedy struck in Otukpo, the ancestral
kingdom of Idomaland on Wednesday as a
ten-year-old boy allegedly shot a nine-year-
old girl while playing with her father's gun.
The incident as reported by Joy Fm, Otukpo
has it that the girl's father, Sgt. Emmanuel
Ekele is a serving policeman who resides at
No 18, Ekwo Omenka Street , Otukpo where
the sad incident occurred.
It was learnt that the unidentified boy reportedly
asked the girl to show him her father's gun,
firing the said gun at the girl who fell and died instantly.
It was gathered that the corpse of the
deceased has since been deposited at the
mortuary of the General Hospital, Otukpo.
The Divisional Police Officer, DPO in
Otukpo, Francis Obinwa, while confirming
the incident said the killer is currently in
police custody.
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