An officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Dogara Akolo-Moses, has shot and killed himself in Nasarawa State.
Akolo-Moses, a constable attached to Mada Station Division of Nasarawa command was said to have shot himself in a private room while he was on duty.
It was gathered that the deceased officer had gone about his normal day’s activities the day he shot himself. However, colleagues were said to have heard a loud bang of gunshot when he went into one of the private rooms at the state.
Colleagues of the officer who ran into the room said he was found in the said room, lying in the pool of his own blood.
A source said, “Colleagues of the deceased who were outside the apartment heard the gunshot, prompting them to rush inside, where they found the officer lying on the floor with his gun beside him.
While there are still uncertainty as to why the late officer took such an action, the spokesperson for the Nasarawa State command, Ramhan Nansel confirmed the incident.
Nansel told journalists in Lafia on Wednesday, February 5, that the command is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the officer’s death.
According to him, the ongoing investigation would help the police unravel the reasons behind the officer’s uncontrolled action.
