Nigeria, March 23 -- The police in Lagos have said that an officer who was responsible for the death of a senior secondary school 1 student in the Ikorodu area would be charged with professional misconduct.

Adijat Shakiru, the deceased teenager, was killed by a stray bullet at Adama community during the operation of the cultists, the police said in a statement by its spokesperson, Bala Elkana.

The statement said Mudi Emmanuel, a police sergeant who was together with four other officers of the surveillance patrol team in the community, is guilty of misuse of firearms.

"Due to professional misconduct, he is to face trial at the Command's Provost Marshall Unit," the statement said.

"His actions fell short of the Rules of Engagement for t...