An operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has allegedly killed a 100-level student of the Niger Delta University (NDU) in Amassama, Bayelsa State.
The incident was said to have occurred around 10:30 pm on Saturday.
The NSCDC operative attached to a politician was alleged to have cocked his gun to announce the arrival of the politician, The Nation said.
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He attempted to fire shots in the air but discovered the bullets would not release.
Sources said as the officer tried to free the magazine the gun fired and hit a student named Obinna at Efeke Ama area of the community.
Obinna was said to be a student at the Petrochemical department, Faculty of Engineering.
The undergraduate was pronounced dead at the Tantua Hospital, while the NSCDC officer was handed over to the police in Amassama.
