Fresh Report has it that an Assistant Commissioner of
Police, identified as one Christopher Osakue, has committed suicide in Benin,
the Edo State capital.
Late Osakue allegedly shot himself in the head with his
service pistol in his residence located on Upper Sokponba on Wednesday after
sending a woman and little boy living with him on an errand. He did not drop
any note before doing such barbaric act.
The late police officer was said to be in charge of training
and development at the state police command after his recent posting from Ondo
State.
The ACP had earlier suffered a partial stroke a few years
back and was gradually recovering from it before the incident occurred.
A source in the area disclosed that a gunshot from the
residence of the deceased was heard at about 5pm on December 28. The source
said,
“A neighbour said she
heard a gunshot inside the ACP’s residence about 5pm that fateful Wednesday.
“She added that after the sound of the gun, a frightening silence engulfed the
entire building.”
Security operatives from the Ugbekun police division were said
to have later stormed his residence. It was further learnt that the late Osakue
had played host to some youths in his area last Christmas.
The Commissioner of Police, Haliru Gwandu, described the
senior police officer’s death as a case of suicide.
Gwandu also explained that the pistol which he allegedly
used to commit the act was signed for at the Ondo State Police command before
he was posted to Edo.
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