A tragic incident involving a boy who accidentally shot his sister while playing with their father’s hunting gun has surfaced online, sparking outrage and concern.
The heartbreaking story was shared by a police officer identified as @Brightgoldenboy on X (formerly Twitter).
In his post, he clarified that the content wasn’t meant to target any religion, ethnic group, or gender, but to serve as a warning to the public.
According to the officer, a hunter carelessly left his long-range single-barrel gun within reach of his children.
His son, who had reportedly played with the gun on several occasions, accidentally triggered it while handling it again — fatally shooting his sister.
In the video, the officer stated: “This long-range single-barrel gun belongs to the father of one of the suspects. The father is the suspect because his carelessness is the reason we’re here today.”
He added that the boy admitted he had been playing with the gun for some time. “One fateful day, he was playing with the gun, it went off, and killed his own sister — the daughter of the gun’s owner.”
The father, when questioned, explained that he inherited the gun from his own father and used it for hunting, but was unaware his son had access to it.
He said, “The gun na my father gun, na hunt I dey use am dey do.”
The boy, in the video, also revealed his age and spoke briefly about the incident.
As the video circulated on social media, many users flooded the comment section to express shock and call for more responsible gun handling.
See some reactions below:
@bliss73684: “Won’t the father be arrested for carelessness that lead to his child death, or my overreacting?”
@REGINA823417: “Omor this is very sad 
but why the father go leave bullet for inside he still dey at fault too.”
@eweje_kolade: “Why the father has to keep a loaded gun in the house? That’s negligence on the side of the father. He needs to be prosecuted and face the judgement.”
@ejyvik: “The father knows about his behaviour with gun but think he is passing legacy to son, how does anyone play with a gun.”
@larryumolo: “The number of very foolish fathers are on a rapid increase, yet we wonder why we no longer have good leaders in all sectors of the Nigerian society.”
@InemaHarry: “The father caused the wrongful death of his daughter by keeping a loaded gun. Can the police sue the father for negligence.”
WATCH VIDEO:
I pray and hope I don’t have to bring this kind of report to you again because it’s so sad. The father claimed he is a hunter, his 16-year-old son, who always plays with his dad’s gun on this Faithful day, was playing with the gun, shot and killed his younger sister. pic.twitter.com/D5VFhBciDm
— SP. Bright Edafe (@Brightgoldenboy) May 17, 20
