Nigeria can be such a depressing place to be.

And this story cuts through the heart very deeply. One minute a woman is walking with her children and the next minute, shots fired.

Why are the Nigerian police like this? When will they stop shooting indiscriminately? When will they learn the value of a Nigerian life?

Do see Chidi Okereke’s narration of events below:

Warning: Graphic images.

This woman was shot by policemen stationed at Onipanu Toll Gate. I'm going to the closest police station witH them. Cc @PoliceNG. RT pic.twitter.com/UtawDenjNh

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

GRAPHIC. They're demanding the policeman who shot her be produced. I'm appealing for calm. (Who knows what happens in situations like this?) pic.twitter.com/I1EhDvRUWU

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

Onipanu is going to be hot tonight. I wish there were more neutral people appealing for calm. The boys want blood.

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

Her son who is about 12 – 14 is here. He is distraught

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

Apparently, some guy who they stopped (and claimed is a Yahoo boy) tried to escape. They opened fire. Stray bullet killed her & hit 2 others

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

I just want to know the cop that shot her. So I can go home.

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

TBoy. That is the name the policeman who shot @naijapasito's mom is known with.

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

They have taken her to the Yaba morgue. I'll be checking @naijapasito's TL as events unfold. The policeman who shot her must be identified

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

This evening, I held the body of a dead woman and wished I could restore her life, for her wailing son, brother and sisters.

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

I was in the middle of a melee between an angry mob and the police. Multiple shots were fired, and I realized how messed up Nigeria is.

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

This evening, as I held Mama Ayo, I truly realized how transient life is. One minute you're watching #BBNaija, next minute you're dead.

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

You don't even need to do anything risky to die. One minute you're selling your market at a toll gate, next minute a stray bullet hits you.

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

GRAPHIC IMAGE: Dear @PoliceNG, the name of the officer who snuffed the life out of this woman is TBoy. He's stationed at Onipanu. Find him. pic.twitter.com/8vlFmYbVub

— Chidi Okereke (@Chydee) April 4, 2017

*Sigh*

Police NG responds:

Case of alleged shooting of a female by a policeman at Onipanu/Mushin Lagos via DM is being investigated. Tracking number is #PCRRU251625. pic.twitter.com/DySQgFyYNZ

— POLICE COMPLAINT (@PoliceNG_PCRRU) April 4, 2017