A trigger-happy police officer attached to the Nekede Police Division allegedly shot an ND2 student of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, PolyNek.

The incident happened at the entrance gate of Ben_Jen lodge, Umuokomoche, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State.

Emeka Uwalaka, who is a student of the Department of Civil Engineering, was said to be returning from church on Sunday when the yet-to-be-identified cop reportedly shot at him with the bullet hitting the student’s hostel gate.

It was not clear what the policeman accused Uwalaka of doing, but the trigger-happy cop who was in company of three others was said to have fled the scene after the incident.

As the students heard the gunshots, they reportedly scampered for safety for fear of stray bullets.