KOGI STATE POLICE COMMAND BEGINS PROBE AFTER CORPORAL KILLS FEMALE COLLEAGUE AND HIMSELF IN AJAOKUTA

State Police Command transfers case to SCID after Corporal Amos Yusuf allegedly shoots Woman Corporal Grace Onimisi on night duty before turning his service rifle on himself

The Kogi State Police Command has launched an investigation into the deaths of two serving officers following a murder-suicide incident at the ASCO Police Camp in Ajaokuta Local Government Area.

According to an official statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer for the command, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, the incident occurred around 11:04 p.m. when Corporal Amos Yusuf, who was on night duty, allegedly opened fire on his female colleague, Woman Corporal Grace Onimisi, before shooting himself.

The Divisional Police Officer in Ajaokuta led a response team to the scene immediately after the report was received. Both officers were rushed to separate medical facilities, where attending personnel confirmed them dead. Their remains have since been deposited at the mortuary of ASCO Hospital.

Police operatives recovered an AK-47 rifle and four expended cartridges at the scene as physical evidence. The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Naziru Bello Kankarofi, has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for a comprehensive investigation into the motive behind the fatal shooting, while offering condolences to the families and colleagues of the deceased.