A police Inspector on Saturday shot dead a Corporal and also injured a Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Dutsen Alhaji, Kubwa, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
After killing the junior officer, the yet to be identified Inspector went ahead to shoot himself dead.
Though details of the incident were sketchy as at the time of filing this report, the deputy spokesperson for the police in the FCT, ASP Miriam Yusuf, confirmed the incident.
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“The FCT Police Command regrettably condemns the unfortunate incident that took place at Dutsen Alhaji Division involving the murder of a police Corporal by an Inspector.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased Inspector fired a shot at the Corporal leading to his death and injuring a Deputy Superintendent of Police before he committed suicide,” he said.
He commiserated with the family members of the deceased, even as said that the Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Bala Ciroma, has ordered a discreet investigation into the incident.
