The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) has denied
allegation that it shot dead a student of the University of Maiduguri on
Jan. 4 in Maiduguri.
JTF spokesman Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, made
the denial on Monday in Maiduguri in a statement issued to newsmen.
Musa, however, acknowledged that a student was injured by stray bullet
during a cross fire between the JTF and some suspected terrorists in
Gwange, Maiduguri on Jan. 4.
"Information at our
disposal revealed that about 5.50pm on Friday, a JTF location was
attacked by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Gwange, Maiduguri. "During an exchange of fire, a taxi car was caught in the cross fire.
Unfortunately a university student was hit by stray bullet,''
he said.
Musa said the victim was immediately rushed to the University
of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). ``The injured student was taken
to UMTH where he is receiving medical attention and responding to
treatment,’’ he said.
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