A police officer identified as Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Shafi’u Usman Bawa with AP/No 337979, allegedly committed suicide on Saturday, February 8, in Kontagora town, Niger State.
This was confirmed in a signal shared by the Nigerian police which stated that Bawa took his own life by hanging himself from the ceiling.
According to the wireless message, the deceased’s father, Usman Bawa, a resident of the Rigasa area in Kontagora, reported the incident to the police authorities.
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It was stated further that the lifeless body was subsequently taken to the General Hospital Kontagora, where a medical doctor confirmed the officer’s death.
The corpse was released to the family for burial according to Islamic rites.
The spokesman of the police, Superintendent Wasi’u Abiodun, confirmed receiving the report and said a full-scale investigation has commenced into the cause of the incident and further developments will be communicated in due course.
(Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu)
