Security guard shot dead a female undergraduate of Babcock University

A security guard, Azeez Ibrahim has shot dead a female undergraduate of Babcock University, Busayo Ogunkoya, 22, during a birthday party in a hotel in Ikorodu, Lagos State, according to reports from Punch.

It was also learnt that Ogunkoya was celebrating with her friends on Saturday evening, July 5, 2014, at Mambillah Hotel, when the guard fired a shot that killed her. A source said Ibrahim was drunk. He said, “The incident happened on Saturday night when Busayo and her friends were having a party.

“She did not know the person celebrating, but she was invited to the party by her boyfriend. “The party was going on fine until the security man, who was holding a gun which he claimed he had seized from some robbers, mishandled the gun and fired a bullet which hit Busayo. The guard was said to be drunk.”

Our correspondent gathered that the bullet lodged in the neck region of the victim. She was said to have been rushed to a private hospital in the area where she was confirmed dead. Policemen from the Owutu Police Division were said to have arrived at the scene and arrested the guard, the assistant manager of the hotel and the victim’s boyfriend.

When our correspondent visited the area, there was tension as residents were afraid to talk about the incident. Mambillah, which is one of the popular hotels in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, also bore a gloomy look. A resident confided in PUNCH Metro that since the tragedy, the hotel had been shut to guests and no music had been played during the daytime as was the practice.

A large number of security officials was also said to have been deployed in the hotel to prevent attack from aggrieved youths. A young boy, who did not identify himself for security reason, said the incident left a bloody trail.

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