Pandemonium broke out as the slain student was coming out of her school premises when a stray bullet from the operatives chasing someone hit her.
A report reaching this newspaper indicates that security operatives attached to the special security outfits, OP MESA in Ogun, allegedly shot dead a female student of Unity High School in Ago Ika area of Abeokuta, Ogun state, sparking riots in the area.
According to the report, the victim identified as Sadiat was allegedly shot dead by the operatives who were chasing suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘yahoo boys.’
The Abiodun-led government in Ogun is yet to issue a statement on the incident.
Bullet fired by the security operatives mistakenly hit the 17-year-old girl in the head, who was an SS 2 student.
The victim, it was further gathered, was shot while she and others were walking out of the school premises after close of school for the day.
She was rushed to the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, where she reportedly died.
VAM News learnt that the slain girl was the only child of her parents which further infuriated her school mates.
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