Mobile Policeman in Niger State Commits Suicide with Service Rifle
A 30-year-old mobile policeman, Corporal Tanko Usman, yesterday in Minna, Niger State, committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in an uncompleted building along Eastern Bye-pass.
Usman, who until his death was attached to Squadron 12 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Minna shot himself in the early hours of yesterday with an AK 47 rifle shortly after he left his duty post in one of the banks in the capital.
According to an eyewitness, Usman parked his motorcycle by the road and walked briskly into the uncompleted building and took his life, adding that people saw the armed Corporal enter the uncompleted building but were later attracted by his gunshot few minutes later.
"Nobody suspected that something awful was in the offing when the Corporal entered the uncompleted building, in fact nobody challenged him. It was the gunshot that attracted us and when we got in we found the dead body of the policeman.
"We later reported the incident at Maitunmbi Police division from where we gathered the police mobile squadron was contacted and some of their (MOPOL) men came to evacuate the body", the source added.
Confirming the incident, Niger State Police Command spokesman, Richard Adamu Oguche (ASP), said the commander squadron Mopol 12 and the Divisional Crime officer (DCO) of Maitumbi division visited the scene of the incident and organised the evacuation of the body.
According to Oguche, "The fact is that this morning there was a report that a man suspected to be a mobile policeman allegedly shot himself in an uncompleted building at Eastern bye-pass and it was discovered he is from 12 squadron Police Mobile force. He shot himself with his service rifle, which was also recovered and given back to the squadron commander".
He further said the body has been deposited the body at IBB Specialist Hospital’s Mortuary, Minna.
Source: ThisDay Live
Usman, who until his death was attached to Squadron 12 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Minna shot himself in the early hours of yesterday with an AK 47 rifle shortly after he left his duty post in one of the banks in the capital.
According to an eyewitness, Usman parked his motorcycle by the road and walked briskly into the uncompleted building and took his life, adding that people saw the armed Corporal enter the uncompleted building but were later attracted by his gunshot few minutes later.
"Nobody suspected that something awful was in the offing when the Corporal entered the uncompleted building, in fact nobody challenged him. It was the gunshot that attracted us and when we got in we found the dead body of the policeman.
"We later reported the incident at Maitunmbi Police division from where we gathered the police mobile squadron was contacted and some of their (MOPOL) men came to evacuate the body", the source added.
Confirming the incident, Niger State Police Command spokesman, Richard Adamu Oguche (ASP), said the commander squadron Mopol 12 and the Divisional Crime officer (DCO) of Maitumbi division visited the scene of the incident and organised the evacuation of the body.
According to Oguche, "The fact is that this morning there was a report that a man suspected to be a mobile policeman allegedly shot himself in an uncompleted building at Eastern bye-pass and it was discovered he is from 12 squadron Police Mobile force. He shot himself with his service rifle, which was also recovered and given back to the squadron commander".
He further said the body has been deposited the body at IBB Specialist Hospital’s Mortuary, Minna.
Source: ThisDay Live
Mobile Policeman in Niger State Commits Suicide with Service Rifle
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