A Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, Isah Abdullahi, also known as Kunkuri, attached to MOPOL 12 in Minna, Niger State, has died after shooting himself with a pistol in the armoury he headed.
The tragic incident followed allegations linking him to the supply of arms and ammunition to terrorists and other criminals in the state.
Spokesman of the police, Superintendent Wasi’u Abiodun, confirmed the incident stating that DSP Abdullahi shot himself during an investigation into his involvement in illegal ammunition dealings.
According to him, “On December 16, 2025, at about 2:30 pm, one DSP Abdullahi Isah, attached to 12 PMF Minna, who was initially arrested on 15th December for being suspected of involvement in illegal dealings of ammunition, was taken to his office for a routine arms audit.
Unfortunately, while the audit process was ongoing, the said officer shot himself in the head with a pistol he picked up within the office and died on the spot.
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Abiodun also disclosed that the policemen who were detailed along for the audit and investigation activities were arrested for negligence in the line of duty, for allowing such a situation to occur.
It was further gathered that the armoury is now under 24-hour guard by an ONSA team as authorities work to unravel the full extent of the alleged scheme.
The crisis began for the deceased DSP during a routine audit of MOPOL 12’s armoury by detectives from Abuja, who discovered 13 missing AK-47 rifles and over 2,000 rounds of ammunition.
It was further gathered that further investigation led to the arrest of Inspector John Moses, attached to the Niger State Government House, who confessed that the late DSP supplied him with arms for delivery to terrorists in Erena, Shiroro Local Government Area.
Moses reportedly named his brother, an informant to the criminals, as the middleman in the deal.
Against this background, the suspects were taken to Abuja by operatives from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, for deeper investigation.
(Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie)
