Hunter mistakes colleague for antelope, kills him

Mustapha, 30, was said to have mistaken his fellow hunter, Sunday Ijasa, for an antelope and released the bullet which instantly  claimed his life a couple of days ago at Igbara Odo Ekiti in Ekiti South-West Local Government Area of the state

According to the Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Mr Victor Babayemi, in Ado Ekiti, weekend, the suspect was arrested following an allegation that he killed the deceased  while hunting at Igbara Odo Ekiti.

According to him, Mustapha was said to have  mistook the deceased for an antelope.

The police image maker added that there were inconsistencies in the statement made by the suspect after preliminary investigations conducted by the police.

Babayemi further said autopsy had been conducted on the corpse, while investigation is still on-going,