A Police officer has shot and killed at least six of his colleagues in Maiduguri, Borno State, North-East Nigeria.
Gatekeepers News reports that the officer, simply identified as Sergeant Bello, killed the mobile police officers inside the police college quarters of Borno Police headquarters in Maiduguri.
It was gathered that the errant officer who also shot his father-in-law, is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).
The police sergeant was said to have had a misunderstanding with his wife and neighbours had tried to intervene to no avail.
“He and his wife have been having issues for some time now; we tried to settle it amicably, but he refused,” a family source said.
“The wife told her parents that the sergeant assaulted her; she moved her things out of his house. The wife left due to severe maltreatment by her husband.
“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.”
