A young girl, Veronica Kufre, was hospitalized after being struck by a stray bullet during a wedding ceremony in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.
She was admitted to the intensive care unit at Life Care Clinic, Udosen Uko Street, Uyo after three hospitals reportedly refused to admit her.It became known that the incident occurred in Nsukara Township, near the main campus of Uyo University, during the rush for drinks and food at the ceremony. in Uyo, the state capital, on Saturday that security officials who allegedly fired the stray bullet were at the ceremony to keep peace and security. with food, but unfortunately the gun was still in his hands when the sudden discharge took place, allowing couples and other guests to flee to safety.
“But one of them hurried to redirect the nozzle of the gun to the ground but the fragments had already reached the girl, who was near the security officer. The source added: "At first we thought it was the usual shots that security officials fired during funerals, weddings, and other ceremonies to keep the place alive, but when the girl collapsed with a blood syringe on the floor, we found that the devil was working to kill our joy.
The body, Abidemi Majekondunmi, who confirmed the incident in a text message to our correspondent in Uyo, said: “When I received information about the incident, we immediately activated the system to check what had happened. The most important thing is that the victim is in a very stable situation. State.“In the meantime, a thorough investigation is underway.