The police in Lagos have arrested a policeman, Corporal Yinka Oloko, who
allegedly shot his wife dead in the Egbeda area of the state. The
incident occurred at about 10pm on Tuesday in the rented apartment the
policeman is living with his family.
Cpl. 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 PUNCH, a police source said that 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 CID, 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.”
