A 32-year-old woman was accidentally shot and injured by a young girl who touched a gun left unsecured by a policeman at a Tukul (hut) in Twic State, a senior police officer said.
Twic state police commissioner Aguer Ajak told Radio Tamazuj that the incident occurred on Wednesday after the policeman asked the young girl to hold his gun so that he could smoke a cigarette. He further said the girl accidentally touched the trigger with her finger and fired five bullets.
Ajak said a woman was shot in her breast and arm inside the Tukul, adding that the victim is now receiving treatment at Mother Teresa Hospital in Turalei town.
The police commissioner said the policeman and the youth girl were arrested awaiting investigations.