How Police Officer Accidentally Killed Wife in Lagos

A police corporal attached to the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) Ikeja, La­gos Police Command has been arrested for accidentally shooting his wife in their resi­dence at the Egbeda area of Lagos on Tuesday night.

According to Daily Sun, the officer, said to generally be of good conduct, forgot to put the pistol on safety catch when he got home at about 10.00pm that night. The deceased who was excited to see him reportedly hugged him and helped him hang his clothes while they chatted about family issues.

Unfortunately, when he was about to remove the gun from its pouch, it allegedly fired and hit his wife who was sitting on their matrimo­nial bed on her laps.

Neigbours, who heard the gunshot said the cor­poral on realising what happened, grabbed his bleeding wife and raced to the nearest hospital where she died.

One of his colleagues said: “It is unfortunate that such a thing will happen to him. He was so close to his wife that he was always in a hurry to go home. We know that nothing can bring back the dead but we pray that the po­lice and her family will forgive him so that he can take care of his family.”

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A neigh­bour also noted: “They were best of friends and the corporal is a cool-headed man. Unless he tells you, you will never know that he is a policeman.”

The command spokesman who confirmed the incident said it was a case of accidental dis­charge and investigation is still ongoing.