There was mild pandemonium after three personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were reportedly arrested for allegedly shooting two students of Senior Secondary School, Life Camp, Abuja.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the personnel were reported to have been drafted to the school for the ongoing SSCE external examination.
As at the time of filing this report, it is unclear what led to the shooting.
However, the affected students were said to be receiving treatment at the Gwarinpa Hospital, Abuja.
Following the shooting, some students reportedly vandalised three patrol vehicles belonging to the NSCDC in protest.
The incident has been confirmed by Josephine Adeh, the FCT police spokeswoman.
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Adeh said police had restored peace to the affected area.
She added that the Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba, had ordered investigation into the incident.
In another report, some yet-to-be-identified gunmen yesterday reportedly invaded the old Oyo National Park in Saki East Local Government leaving at least one person dead.
According to eyewitnesses who pleaded anonymity, at least one person had been killed and two others abducted.
The eyewitnesses went further to claim that many people were also injured while one of the abductees managed to escape.
As of the Monday when this article was filed, the identities of the man who was slain during the invasion and the victim who was taken hostage have not been released.
Adewale Osifeso who is Oyo State Police Command’s public relations officer, asserted in a statement that no lives were lost in the event.
According to him, preliminary investigations revealed that some local vigilante groups around the location, while in pursuit of alleged abductors, engaged them in a gun duel, resulting in three of their members (vigilantes) sustaining injuries.