A 10-year-old boy has allegedly accidentally killed his 12-year-old friend with his grandfather’s gun.
The unfortunate incident happened at riverside town of Otuan in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State when the father of the deceased and his grandfather who owned the gun, were out of town.
An anonymous source who spoke to Vanguard said the sister of the deceased sent her brother to get a cutlass from their father’s room to split open a bush mango.
However, his friend, who joined in getting the cutlass, stumbled on the gun where it was hidden.
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On seeing the gun, he picked it up and aimed it at the deceased.
“As the deceased shouted at the friend to drop the gun, it fired and hit him.
“The fatally injured boy was rushed to a nearby chemist in the community, accompanied by his heartbroken friend who was wailing when somebody whispered to him to run for his life,” the source said.
Meanwhile, spokesman of the State police command, Asinim Butswat, when contacted said: “It has not been reported to the police, but we will find out if such an incident happened.”
