A police officer identified as Sergeant Olalere Michael with tag number F/NO 497093 and attached to 15 PMF, Ilorin on Thursday, March 2nd, 2023, reportedly shot and killed a yet to be identified lady at Chapel of Redemption Agba Dam housing estate in Ilorin.
Rextun City Updates reports that the officer thereafter shot himself in the head and died.
Confirming the unfortunate incident in Ilorin, the Police Public Relations Officer for the State, SP Okasanmi Ajayi mnipr, said the corpses have been recovered and deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.
He however stated that the sad incident has nothing to do with police brutality.
According to him, “Immediately after the information got to the command, the Commissioner of Police for Kwara State, CP Paul Odama, psc+, dispatched a team of policemen and detectives to the scene, where the corpses were recovered and deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, where the bodies were certified dead.
“The command wishes to state clearly that the deadly incident was an aftermath of love gone sour and that it has nothing to do with police brutality.
“Meanwhile, investigation into this unfortunate incident is in progress, and the report of the investigation will be made public as soon as it is ready.”
