Amazing! 7 Year Old Girl Hit by Stray Bullets in Anambra Survives

A young girl of seven has survived death after she was shot twice in Anambra state.

According to reports from Authority, the 7-year-old girl simply identified as Chinaza Obidigwu from Adazi Nnukwu town, Anao­cha Local Government Area of Anambra State was during the weekend miraculously saved from death.

Chinaza was playing with her peers in the compound, and from nowhere, someone had pulled the trigger, releasing hot pellets into the innocent girl.

Fear grabbed everyone within the community as they thought Chinaza was dead due to the gunshot but fortunately for her, God saved her.

She was rushed to Nnamdi Azikiwe Universi­ty Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, where she is now recuperating.

Chinaza’s father, identified as Tony Obidigwu could not ut­ter a word as tears were rolling down his cheeks.

He confirmed that his daughter had been admit­ted at the University Teach­ing Hospital, Nnewi and was presently being operated upon, adding that his wife, who is still in shock, is at the hospital looking after their daughter.

The gun used on Chinaza was reportedly found, but no one has owned up to firing shot. But the Nigerian police from Nnewi division had al­ready started investigating the mystery of the shooting.

There were reports that the victim was allegedly shot by a former United Nations Peace Am­bassador, Dom Nduagu­ba, 72, though unconfirmed.

According to an eye witness, If­eanyi Okoye, who said the 72-year old suspect, who is pres­ently in police custody, was said to have shot the girl only to accuse his 5-year-old son, Jacob Nduaguba, of actually doing the shooting when he was arrested by the police.

Okoye said: ”I was in the neighbourhood when I sud­denly heard gun shots, and thereafter, I heard people crying and screaming for help.

”So, I rushed to their di­rection to find Chinaza (the victim) soaked in blood. I immediately joined the mother and some others who were around to carry her to the nearby St Joseph’s Hospi­tal, Adazi-Nnukwu.

”But because it was a gun­shot wound, she was refused treatment. So we had to rush her to Teaching Hospital, Nnewi.”

The witness said Obi­diegwu and her daughter were returning from where they fetched water, but upon getting to the suspect’s compound, the victim, joined the suspect’s children who were playing outside.

”Not long after the kids moved into the compound to continue their fun, the suspect who was sitting at the balcony released two gunshots on the innocent girl,” the witness al­leged.

Another eyewitness said: ”When I heard about the shooting, I contact­ed the police and informed them about the incident.

”They came immediately and asked him (suspect) to follow them to the station for statement but he refused saying he was not the person who shot the girl but his 5 year old son.

”He tried to resist arrest by removing his clothes and lying naked on the ground claiming he had health condi­tion therefore he should not be arrested. But when the po­lice insisted, he threatened he would ensure they lose their jobs,” the witness also nar­rated.

The Anambra State Po­lice Public Relations Officer, Okechukwu Ali, when contacted said he was yet to be briefed by the Nnewi police command about the shooting.