I was trying to warm the air - NSCDC personnel who was arrested for shooting two Christmas Day carnival goers dead says

Sunday Adakola Ada, the Nigeria Civil Defense and Security Corps (NSCDC) personnel who was arrested for killing two young carnival goers in Otukpo area of Benue state, has narrated how the incident happened. 

 

The security operative who was being interrogated by policemen, said he was only trying to warm the air and didn't see anyone when he shot into the air. He added that it wasn't intentional. 

 

Ada further disclosed that he was initially told that one person died while another was injured, but two people died after the shooting incident.