A Police Officer identified as Sergent Bello has Killed six of his colleagues. He reportedly ran amok and killed them. In the process, he also severely injured many of them.
The incident took place at the Borno Police Headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State, as it was gathered from the family of the Officer that he had a misunderstanding with his wife.Neighbours tried to intervene but he didn’t listen, rather, he brought out his Service Gun and fired at them.
“He and his wife have been having issues for some time now; we tried to settle it amicably, but he refused.”
The family source revealed that the Officer allegedly assaulted his wife and maltreated her, prompting the wife to move her things out of his house.
“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 officer is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).