A 3 year old girl identified as Esther Samuel, has been shot dead with a dane gun by a boy named Babalola, leading to the arrest of a certain 45 years old Semiu Adegesin who reportedly left the dane gun loaded and kept in plain sight.
Report state that Esther and Babalola were playing in the backyard when Babalola being a minor, carry the already loaded gun and point it towards the deceased Esther and shot her dead.
Adegesin was arrested for what was described as contributory negligence, which led to the child’s death. The suspect, who owned a dane gun, was said to have left it loaded in an open space in the backyard of his house, where children played.
The deceased was quickly taken to the General Hospital, Ilaro, but was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty. The owner of the dane gun was promptly arrested and taken to the station for interrogation.
