Amnesty International has called on Nigerian authorities to investigate the death of a 14-year-old girl in Maiduguri, Borno state.
In a statement on Sunday, the rights organisation said the
secondary school student was killed on Saturday, April 4, after she was hit by
a stray bullet inside her home.
Amnesty International said the shot was reportedly fired by
military personnel engaged in celebratory gunfire during a wedding ceremony at
a nearby event centre.
A family friend of the victim said the teenager had been
preparing to attend a wedding celebration when the incident occurred.
“She lived in the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital
(UMTH) quarters with her family and was inside her home when the tragedy
occurred,” a source was quoted as saying.
“She had just finished applying henna for her mother and
herself, joyfully preparing for a family wedding scheduled for that same day.”
The organisation described the killing as preventable and
urged authorities to ensure accountability.
Amnesty International said the victim was buried on Sunday
at the Maiduguri graveyard, adding that her family and friends are “left
seeking answers for a death that was entirely preventable.”
The group called for a “transparent, impartial and effective
investigation” into the incident to safeguard lives and ensure justice.
When contacted, Michael Onoja, director of defence media
operations, told TheCable he could not comment on the incident.
“I don’t have any details of it yet. Can’t comment yet,”
Onoja said.
Nahum Daso, police spokesperson in Borno, was unavailable as
calls and messages to his phone went unanswered at the time of filing this
report.
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