Rivers
Police Command Tuesday at about 9 am witnessed the first suicide in an
unclear circumstance when a Police Corporal attached to “B” Operations
shot an inspector and later killed himself.
The incident happened
while they were on duty at plot 278 Plantgeria Company, Trans -Amadi
Industrial, Layout Port Harcourt, southsouth Nigeria.
He shot and wounded an Inspector of police working with him in the same beat on the leg.
According
to the Rivers State Police Command Spokesman, Benjamin Ugwuegbulem, for
reason that is still unclear,the Corporal thereafter shot himself on
the chest.
“There was no grievances between them before the
incident. The victims were rushed to Teme hospital for urgent medical
treatment,” he said.
Ugwuegbulem added: “The Corporal later died
refusing treatment by fighting the medical personnel. The Inspector is
said to be responding to treatment.”
He further revealed that the AK 47 rifle used by the corporal has been recovered.
He
stated that the Criminal Investigation Department is investigating the
reason behind the action of the corporal and the religious inclination
of both corporal and inspector.
Source PM News
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