Tragedy: Police corporal shoots colleague over girlfriend
- A tragic incident occurred at a drinking joint in Adamawa state on Wednesday, January 31
- A police corporal reportedly killed a sergeant over girlfriend issue
- The police corporal has been arrested while the remains of the dead colleague has been deposited at the mortuary
There was a tragic incident at a drinking joint in Gulak town, Madagali area of Adamawa state on Wednesday, January 31, as a police corporal reportedly killed a sergeant.
According to some residents of the area, the corporal, identified as Bala Adamu, released the trigger after a verbal row, killing Sergeant Emmanuel Timothy on the spot, Daily Trust reports.
Legit.ng gathered that eyewitnesses said Timothy, a member of 13 Squadron Police Mobile Force Makurdi, who was on special duty in Madagali, bought local gin for N100 from a woman who was reportedly Corporal Adamu’s girlfriend.
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The woman urged Sergeant Timothy to pay for the drink since he already owed her some money while he tried to persuade her to add the N100 to existing debt.
The witnesses added that when Adamu spotted Timothy chatting with the woman, he became jealous and rushed to them in anger, warning the sergeant to stay away from her girlfriend.
After a brief verbal altercation, Corporal Adamu reportedly raised his rifle and shot the sergeant before he was arrested alongside the woman.
The police spokesman in Adamawa, Othman Abubakar, confirmed the incident.
Abubakar said the police corporal had been arrested while the corpse of the slain sergeant was deposited in the mortuary as investigation commenced on the matter.
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Legit.ng previously reported that suspected armed robbers allegedly killed a police guard during a robbery operation at the popular Ladan Wapa supermarket along Katsina-Kano.
This was contained in a report sent to Legit.ng by a witness.
The tragic incident happened on Sunday, January 21, as the gunmen reportedly stormed the supermarket shooting sporadically.
The robbers shot at the police officer who was providing security at the place and took away his gun.
They also carted away a lot of money from the supermarket.
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Source: Legit.ng
