A teenage senior secondary school girl has been prevented from killing her teacher with a pistol in Cross River State.It was gathered that the student, whose name was withheld, was arrested at the Government Secondary School, Ikot Ewa, in the Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state. The Chairman of the.The Advocate
The incident played out at the Government Secondary School, Ikot Ewa, in the
Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, southern Nigeria.
The student, whose name has been withheld by authorities, was apprehended by soldiers acting on a tip-off, before she could cause any damage,
Pulse has learnt.
Akpabuyo Council Chairman, Emmanuel Offiong-Bassey, told journalists on Thursday, February 18, 2021 that the suspect was about to shoot her target when she was disarmed.
“How she got the gun, I do not know. The information I have, which may not be very accurate, is that when she wanted to bring out the gun to shoot at her target, another teacher who was behind her quickly stopped her. I learnt she is still in the custody of the army, Offiong-Bassey said.
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A teenage senior secondary school girl has been prevented from killing her teacher with a pistol in Cross River State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the student, whose name was withheld, was arrested at the Government Secondary School, Ikot Ewa, in the Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state.
The Chairman of the council, Emmanuel Offiong-Bassey, who spoke to journalists on Thursday, said he was told the suspect was about to shoot her target when she was disarmed.
He said, “How she got the gun, I do not know. The information I have, which may not be very accurate, is that when she wanted to bring out the gun to shoot at her target, another teacher who was behind her quickly stopped her. I learnt she is still in the custody of the army.”
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