The police in Lagos have arrested a policeman, Corporal Yinka Oloko, who allegedly shot his wife dead in the Egbeda area of the state.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred at about 10pm on Tuesday in the rented apartment of the policeman.
Oloko, who is attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, had arrived home on the evening, and started to undress in the bedroom, with his wife sitting on the bed.
The corporal, while removing his pistol from the holster, was said to have mistakenly fired his wife on the lap, leading to commotion in the apartment.
Oloko, assisted by neighbours, was said to have rushed the woman to a nearby hospital, but she reportedly died before they got to the hospital.
According to a police source, the matter was a case of an accidental discharge, adding that the suspect and his wife did not have any altercation before the incident. He said: “It was a case of an accidental discharge. The police corporal was not careful in removing his pistol from the holster. When he got home on that evening, his wife welcomed him and they went to the bedroom. As he was undressing, he removed the gun and wanted to place it on the bed when it discharged. The bullet hit the wife’s lap. He was the one that rushed his wife to the hospital. She died before they got to the hospital. He was thereafter arrested and detained in the Ikeja Police Division although the incident happened in Egbeda.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Joe Offor, confirmed the arrest.
Offor, who also noted that it was an accidental discharge, said the case was being investigated at the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba. He said: “The policeman has been arrested, and handed over to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, SCID, for investigation. The incident involved him and his wife. It was a sort of a discharge rather than a fight. Investigation is still ongoing.” For more scintillating and juicy stories, follow the official Naijapals accounts On Twitter - https://twitter.com/Naijapals and Facebook - www.facebook.com/naijapals
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Posted: at 26-11-2015 06:32 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
As they have been accidentally kill innocent pple on d street, they have taken it home. Meanwhile d difference BTW military and police is dat d military are well trained to handle arms . Why cork ur gun down wen u are not chasing thieves.
Posted: at 26-11-2015 08:31 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Safety catch is on a gun to stop it from discharging. Either the gun is defective or the safety was off I see no reason why the gun should discharge while it's been placed on the bed. Even with the safety off, u still need to pull the trigger before a bullet will be released from the barrel of the pistol. I do not believe in the accidental discharge theory. This is what you'll call operational negligence.
Posted: at 26-11-2015 09:49 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
zezprincess at 26-11-2015 11:02 AM (8 years ago) (f)
Hmmm,I thought he is a trained police officer ,abi na rank&file?Nowadays they don't train police,they will just recruit you,gidigbam carry gun give you to start work.RIP.
Posted: at 26-11-2015 11:02 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
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sorry for the man and RIP to the woman. 
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