A stray bullet fired by some yet-to-be-identified hoodlums suspected to be cultists, has killed a 100-level female student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State.
The incident, according to reports, happened late on Thursday, along the popular Miracle Junction in Ifite Awka.
Eyewitnesses in the area said the incident occurred as the hoodlums were chasing and aiming to shoot a yet-to-be-identified tricycle operator, but missed their target and one of the bullets hit the student who was walking by the roadside.
The deceased, identified simply as Uche, was said to be in the Medical Lab Department of the institution and was on her way to the market before the bullet hit her.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the incident.
Ikenga said patrol and surveillance have been intensified in the area while calling on the eyewitnesses to come forward to furnish the police with relevant information to help the Command in its investigation.