By Ola Taiwo
Kogi State Police Command has commenced investigations into the tragic deaths of two of its personnel in Ajaokuta Local Government Council of the state on Friday
The deaths reportedly occured when one of the two personnel a male corporal, Amos Yusuf, allegedly killed his female corporal colleague, Grace Onimisi, before killing himself.
The two of them were said to have been in a romantic relationship before quarrel broke out between them over an alleged infidelity.
It was gathered that the quarrel psersisted and senior officers at their division tried to resolve the crisis but efforts of the officers were to no avail as Yusuf eventually allegedly took the fatal decision of killing the woman and himself.
He was said to have gone to the quarters of the woman when he was on duty with an A-K 47 riffle and allegedly killed the woman with the gun.
He allegedly shot the woman three times before shooting himself to death.
While preliminary findings suggested that Yusuf allegedly shot Onimisi before shooting himself the command said it had launched a full investigation to unravel details about the incident.
The command in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Afusat Oyiza Saliu, said the incident was reported at about 11:04 p.m. on Friday
The statement said the report prompted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Ajaokuta to lead a team of officers to the scene for an immediate response.
It said both cops were rushed to separate medical facilities for treatment but were subsequently confirmed dead by medical personnel following which their remains were deposited at the mortuary of ASCO Hospital.
The statement also disclosed that an AK-47 rifle and four expended cartridges were recovered from the scene as exhibits in connection with the incident.
It said the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for a comprehensive investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
The command however stated that the motive behind the incident remained unknown yet and urged members of the public to avoid speculation while investigations were ongoing.
The state Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, expressed condolences to the families, colleagues and loved ones of the deceased over the tragic incident.
Kankarofi while assuring the public that the command would provide verified updates as appropriate, said that the investigation would seek to establish the facts surrounding the incident.
