A Police Inspector attached to the Highway Patrol on Saturday night shot his wife and himself after a disagreement.
It was gathered that the policeman identified as Edward was
allegedly drunk at the time he pulled the trigger at close range.
The Inspector, whose wife was a Nigerian Correctional Service
(NCoS) Inspector at Ikoyi, was said to have stormed their Warder Barrack flat
late Saturday night which led to a fight.
It was gathered that the couple were in the habit of quarrelling
and their situation worsened after the woman opted out of the union.
Her threat, it was learnt was borne out of the man’s alleged
mistrust and possessive nature.
In the heat of the disagreement, the policemen cocked his gun
and fired at his wife. He was said to have thereafter shot himself in the head.
The Nation gathered that their neighbours at Flat One alerted
Ikoyi NCoS officials who rushed the duo to the hospital.
It was learnt that the woman passed on on Sunday morning while
doctors were battling to save her and the Inspector died afterwards.
“Those close to the woman said she had told the man she was not
interested in the marriage again,” they said.
Police spokesman Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP)
confirmed the incident, adding that investigation was ongoing.
- The Nation
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