Mother & 14 month old daughter killed by stray bullets from Festac Bank robbers

A mother and her 14 months old girl were killed in the wake of being hit by stray bullets when thieves laid attack near their home at Block 8, 23 Road House in Festac Town, Lagos, shooting sporadically from an automatic weapon amid a bank theft in Festac. Uju, one of the inhabitants of Block 8, where the stray shot hit Mrs. Jane Beluchukwu-Ndirika, a medical attendant and her 14-month-old girl

Nmesoma said:

“While the shooting was going on, every one laid on the floor in their respective apartments. I was with Jane in her parlour while her child was inside the room. Suddenly, the child started crying and the mother stood up to carry her. As she was coming to the sitting room with the baby, a stray bullet perforated the window, hit the baby in the chest and also got the mother on the left side of her shoulder. Immediately, she took the child back to the room and started shouting for help. Nobody came to her rescue because people were running helter skelter for dear life.”
However, when the dust settled, a neighbour, identified as Irabor Sunday, reportedly rushed them to Mother and Child Hospital at the First Gate in Festac where they were confirmed dead. The baby was, thereafter, taken back to the house while her mother was rushed to Lord’s Chosen Church where a prayer session was organised for her revival. Vanguard gathered that at 3pm, her corpse was taken to Igando General Hospital mortuary where she worked as a nurse.

Vanguard