A young man has been killed by army personnel deployed to enforce a stay-at-home order in Delta State.
The victim identified as Joseph Pessu was shot dead around 10:30am on Thursday at Ada Val Arenyenka Street, Ugbuwangue, Warri, over a yet to be known offence.
The stay-at-home order announced by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa commenced on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in a bid to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the country.
One of the eye witness rightly said "Let it be in History that Nigeria lost her third #COVID19Pandemic victim not to the Virus itself but to the Nigerian Army"
Another eye witness said he wanted to rundown the soldiers at their checkpoint when he was being stopped.
İnvestigation is still ongoing as of the time of this report.
You can also view the video clip of the crisis
Meanwhile Stay home and Stay safe.
Avoid violence. Follow the various directives by the NCDC.
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