More facts have emerged on
what actually transpired at Jakpa
junction near Effurun market during the monthly environmental sanitation that
held Saturday morning, in Delta State.

TribuneOnline exclusively
gathered that the woman allegedly felled by the soldier's
bullet at about 8:00a.m was the
bride-to-be's mother who was said to be on her way from the
wedding ceremony.
Amid sketchy and incoherent reports, the deceased mother
was billed to preside at the bride's wedding ceremony today (Saturday).

First born of the deceased, Alero,
who spoke with TribuneOnline
on phone, said the keke rider did
not stop when he was flagged down by the soldiers which resulted in the killing of her mother.

But she said that was not enough for one of the soldiers to release bullets on her mother.

Alero, who was speaking from Ekpan Police Station where the case has been reported, said the killer-soldier has been whisked away by members of the JTF
contrary to reports that he has been arrested.

According to Alero, colleagues of the killer-soldier at the roadblock were the incident happened,
have been taken to Warri Area Command for interrogation.
"They have not arrested the soldier. JTF whisked him away. "His colleagues that they were at
the road block together are now at Warri Area Command.
"It was my Mom that was shot, not my sister that is wedding today. She was coming from the
wedding," she said incoherently.


It could not be ascertained from
the Commanding Officer of 3 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Effurun,
Major Azanku, if the soldier involved in the dastardly act was
deployed from his base as his GSM provider said his phone was
switched off.
Meanwhile, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP
Celestina Kalu, has confirmed the
killing.

Kalu said police operatives were
currently investigating the
dastardly act, adding that there were procedures in arresting an
erring soldier if he is not voluntarily handed over by the
army.

She added that the daughter of
the deceased had reported to the
Ekpan Police Station that her mother was felled by a soldier
bullet at Jakpa junction.

According to her, the corpse of the deceased woman was
brought to the station by some soldiers and the police have
deposited the corpse in a mortuary.
Kalu defused the rumour that it
was a bride-to-be that was shot by the soldier, but said it was the mother of a bride.

Source: tribuneonlineng.com/mother-not-bride-to-be-felled-by-soldiers-bullet-—daughter-•police-confirm-killing