A police inspector, whose name was given as John Markus, has killed his colleague, injured another one and killed himself in Dutse area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The incident occurred in the early hours of today, December 21 at the Dutse Police Divisional Headquarters.
John Markus who was said to be on duty as a station guard fired a round of ammunition into the air. He was reported to have been called to order by a police corporal, Mathew Akubo, but the inspector turned to his subordinate and shot him in the head.
Thereafter, a Superintendent of Police Abdullahi Ovanu came out from the office to inquire what happened but the inspector also shot him in the arm.
A few minutes after the incident, Markus shot himself through his mouth.
The remains of the inspector and the corporal have been deposited at the mortuary in Kubwa General Hospital while the superintendent of police was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bala Ciroma has confirmed the incidence.
Source: Channels Television.
