A police officer simply identified as Sergeant Bello has killed at least six mobile police officers inside Police College Quarters, Borno Police headquarters in Maiduguri.
According to Daily Trust, a family source said the police sergeant had a misunderstanding with his wife and neighbours tried to intervene but he didn’t listen.
“He and his wife have been having issues for some time now; we tried to settle it amicably, but he refused.”
“The wife told her parents that the sergeant assaulted her; she moved her things out of his house. The wife left due to severe maltreatment by her husband.
“He started shooting and threatened to kill everyone. Unfortunately, he shot people, but six mobile policemen died and two others are currently receiving treatment at Specialist Hospital.
“He razed down two blocks of eight rooms in the process and also shot his father-in-law.”
The aforementioned publication also reported that a senior police officer said that the errant officer is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).
The State Police Public Relations Officer could not be reached at the time of filing this report.