Boy, 15, kills friend, 12, with dane gun
From BAMIGBOLA GBOLAGUNTE, Osogbo
A 15-year-old boy, (names withheld) at the weekend allegedly shot a
12-year-old friend Timilehin Oguntoye to death while playing with a
loaded local gun at Akiriboto village in Ife North Local Government Area
of Osun State.
The incident, according to sources, had thrown the village into
pandemonium as the family of the deceased boy had threatened to
retaliate the death of their son but for the intervention of the police
in the area. It was gathered that the suspect who was playing with his
father’s gun at his family compound alongside some of his friends shot
the deceased boy unknowingly and ran away when it was discovered that
the boy was dead.
The case was immediately reported to the police and efforts by the
police to arrest the suspected killer had proved abortive, as he had
fled from the village to an unknown destination. It was also gathered
that the deceased boy was rushed to the Obafemi Awolowo University
Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ile-Ife shortly after he was shot and it was
discovered at the hospital that he had died before he got to the
hospital. Daily Sun gathered that the gun hit the deceased on the head.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mrs Folashade Odoro who
confirmed the incident said the police were on the trail of the
suspected killer, saying he would not go unpunished. She said the police
got wind of the incident shortly after it happened and swung into
action immediately, but was unable to locate the suspected killer as he
took to his heels immediately he committed the offence.
She assured that the police would do everything possible to ensure
that the suspect was brought to book in no distant time, stressing that
officers of the state police command were already on his trail.
Source:Daily Sun
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