The Kogi State Police Command has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two of its officers connected to the Ajaokuta Police Division, Amos Yusuf and Grace Onimisi.
Reports point out that Amos Yusuf allegedly shot his female colleague, Grace Onimisi, dead whereas they had been on night time responsibility earlier than subsequently taking his personal life with an AK-47 rifle.
In a press release made accessible to DAILY POST on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Kogi State Command, Saliu Oyiza Afusat, mentioned the incident occurred on Friday, October 23.
She defined that each officers had been instantly rushed to separate medical services, the place medical personnel confirmed them dead.
“Their stays have been deposited on the mortuary of ASCO Hospital,” she mentioned.
Afusat added that one AK-47 rifle and 4 expended cartridges had been recovered from the scene of the incident.
She additional disclosed that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID for an in-depth investigation.
While experiences counsel that the 2 officers had been lovers and should have had a misunderstanding earlier than the incident, the police command urged the general public to not leap to conclusions.
“The circumstances and motive stay topics of investigation, and the Command won’t speculate on issues but to be established,” the assertion added.
