Vandals shoot army officer at his birthday party

A military officer is presently battling to stay alive at an undisclosed hospital, after suspected oil vandals opened fire at him at Ibafo area of Ogun State. He was shot on Sunday while celebrating his birthday.

Vandals and members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) have been engaged in shootouts in the area in the last couple of days. The residents said that the vandals shot at the yet-to-be identified soldier under the belief that he was an OPC member. The officer was shot and wounded moments after he shot into the air, as shout of birthday rent the air. According to the residents, when the vandals heard his gunshots, they thought he was an OPC member trying to attack them.
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