Man Killed as Mob Try to Break into Enugu School to Loot COVID-19 Palliatives

After news spread that COVID-19 palliatives were kept at Queen's Secondary school located inside WTC estate Enugu, residents stormed the school environment in an attempt to loot food items.

The looting of COVID-19 palliatives however turned tragic, after a stray bullet allegedly fired by security operatives hit and killed a young man who sells fuel.

The security operatives were stationed at the school and reportedly fired shots to disperse the crowd, when the stray bullet hit the young trader.

A shop owner in the area said that the deceased was not part of the mob that attempted to break into the school. A graphic video posted by eyewitnesses shows the deceased gasping for breath before he passed away.

Sen. Chijinke Ugwuanyi confirmed that the WAEC hall of Queens College had once served as warehouse for COVID-19 palliatives.