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By Modupe Shodeinde
A 15-year-old final year senior secondary school student, Ayomide Adaranijo, was shot four times by an unknown man in Ekiti State.
The incident which happened at 8pm on Wednesday still remains a mystery as police officers are yet to identify the perpetrator and the motive behind the shooting.
The victim is currently receiving treatment at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado Ekiti and could not complete registering for the ongoing 2021 West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
According to her mother, Mrs Omolayo Adaranijo, the 15-year-old girl was shot while waiting by the roadside for a commercial motorcycle to take her home having gone to assist her mother at her shop around NOVA junction at Basiri area of Ado Ekiti metropolis.
Mrs Adaranijo was also at the scene of the incident.
She said while at the junction with her daughter, she saw a man wearing agbada alight from a motorcycle parked nearby and shot at the crowd.
She said everyone ran for safety while the shooting lasted he shooting lasted and it was when the man left on the waiting motorcycle and that she discovered that her daughter was the target as she was covered in blood. She said she sustained gunshot injuries on her breast, stomach and arm.
The 45-year-old single mother of four said some residents that witnessed the shooting assisted in taking the girl to EKSUTH.
She said the doctors and nurses on duty at the emergency section quickly worked on her and removed the pellets from her stomach, breast, and arms.
According to her, the incident still puzzles her, as she can not think of any reason her daughter would be the time of the attack.
“I came to Ado Ekiti from Ibadan less than two years ago after breaking up with her father. I don’t have a crisis with anybody, so this still remains a mystery to me. My daughter is a very gentle and studious person, she doesn’t engage in discussion with people let alone hurting them. I want this matter investigated thoroughly so that the perpetrator can be brought to justice,” she said.
The mother called on the government and well meaning Nigerians to assist with the hospital bills as the surgery, treatment, and the medication would cost more than N500, 000 to keep Ayomide on her feet which she couldn’t afford due to poor economic situation as she unilaterally caters for four children as a single parent.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, ASP Sunday Abutu, confirmed the incident, saying investigations would unveil the mystery behind the shooting.
