Police officer found dead after shooting self

A constable of the Nigerian Police Force, Dogara Akolo-Moses, has tragically taken his own life in Nasarawa State.

Akolo-Moses, who was attached to the Mada Station Division of the Nasarawa command, reportedly shot himself in a private room while on duty.

Sources revealed that the officer had gone about his normal duties earlier in the day, but colleagues were startled by the sound of a gunshot when he entered one of the private rooms at the station.

When his colleagues rushed into the room, they found him lying in a 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, 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.