Accidental discharge: Policeman in Kaduna mistakenly kills woman in court premises

A middle aged woman was allegedly shot dead by a police officer while trying to disperse some youth who came to interrupt a court proceeding in Kafanchan, Kaduna state.
According to reports, the incident was confirmed by the Kaduna state commissioner of police,Olufemi Adenaike, saying that the killing was not deliberate.
The woman was killed by a bullet from the policeman’s gun.
Adenaike further clarified that the presence of the policemen were needed at the court, at the request of the presiding judge and the policeman who shot the woman has been arrested and the situation has been returned back to normal in the area