Lawrenta Uloko Apaume, a student of Federal Polytechnic,
Auchi, who was killed by a stray bullet from a vigilante 24 hours after
her final examination was laid to rest in her hometown on Tuesday.
Apaume, a Higher National Diploma student of Banking and
Finance, had joined other graduating students at a party to celebrate
the completion of their academic programme at a private hostel on
Iyekhei Grammar School Road last Friday evening.
Tragedy struck when one of the vigilantes lowered his gun
to know why it failed to discharge a bullet after he fired in the air. A
bullet released in the process and hit Lawrenta.
"The vigilante was lowering the gun to know why it failed to discharge a bullet after he fired. In the process, the bullet released itself without pulling the trigger and accidentally killed the girl who was among the celebrators.” said a student eyewitness.
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