Nigeria, April 26 -- A six-year-old boy has been accidentally shot dead by his 12-year-old brother in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, the police have said. (PREMIUM TIMES has withheld the names of the children because they are minors).

The incident occurred on Tuesday evening in Nukkai, a community in the state capital.

Addressing journalists on Thursday in Jalingo, the Commissioner of Police in the state, David Iloyanomon, said the parents of the children have been arrested and the case transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police in the state for investigation.

He said there was also a similar case of culpable homicide involving minors for which the parents and guardians were also invited for interrogat...