Death of a 12 years old girl in Tanke area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Saturday has thrown her relations and neighbours into confusion. The girl, simply called Ganiyat, allegedly died from gunshot wound.
The dane gun belonged to her late grandfather, called ‘Baba Ria’, who died about seven years ago. Since the man’s death, the gun had allegedly been abandoned in a corner of their room.
After Ganiyat’s death, police arrested and detained all male co-tenants of the house at Alangua area, where the deceased and her grandmother were staying.
Our correspondent gathered yesterday that Ganiyat could have been playing with the abandoned gun before it discharged accidentally.
The late Baba Ria was said to be a hunter and an Ogun (Yoruba god of iron) worshipper, whose gun was left untouched, the way he kept it since his death.
A source told our correspondent that late Ganiyat was playing with her mates in the compound of their home earlier in the day. Her mother was also said to have visited that day.
It was later she went into the room where the gun was kept, unknown to anyone.
Shortly after, a deafening sound of gunshot was heard and when people rushed in, they found her lying in a pool of her blood, with one of her eyes shattered, a source said.
It was learnt that neighbours rushed her to a nearby private hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Ajayi Okasanmi, said the matter was still being investigated
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