A police corporal (names
withheld) attached to the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) Ikeja, Lagos
Police Command, on Tuesday night, mistaken shot his wife in their residence at
Egbeda area of Lagos.
Daily Sun investigation revealed
that the officer, who is described as one of the best officers of the command,
forgot to put the pistol on safety catch when he got home at about 10.00pm.
Excited to see her husband,
the deceased hugged her husband and also helped him to hang his clothes while
they chatted about family issues.He was about to remove
the gun from its pouch when it allegedly fired and hit his wife who was sitting
on their matrimonial bed on his laps.
Neigbours, who heard the
gunshot said the corporal on realising what happened, grabbed his bleeding
wife and raced to the nearest hospital. All efforts to save her failed. At the command headquarters,
his colleagues were seen in groups discussing the unfortunate incident.
Describing
the incident as unfortunate, a neighbour who spoke with Daily Sun, lamented
it was the devil at work. “They were best of friends and the corporal is a
cool-headed man. Unless he tells you, you will never know that he is a
policeman.”
Meanwhile, the command
has commenced investigation into the unfortunate incident to ascertain what
actually happened that night.
Confirming the incident,
the command spokesman said it was a case of accidental discharge.
- Sun News
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