Police Inspector Attached To Ex-LG Chairman ‘Shoots Himself Dead’ In Rivers

A Police Inspector identified as Maxwell Zabu, has allegedly taken his own life in the early hours of Tuesday.

Before his death, the officer was attached to a former Chairman of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, Victor Ihunwo.

The tragic incident occurred at Eagle Island, the Port Harcourt residence of the former local government chairman.

While full details surrounding the circumstances of the death remain unclear as of press time, preliminary reports indicate that the officer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The incident was first reported at the Eagle Island Police Post, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Azikiwe Police Division located in Illabouchi, Mile 2, Diobu.

Sources disclosed that detectives from the Azikiwe Division promptly visited the scene to begin preliminary investigations.

The spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the case is being treated as a suspected suicide.

But she said the police have not ruled out any possibilities, adding that a full investigation is underway.

“It is suspected that the police officer killed himself, but an investigation is ongoing to ascertain what actually transpired,” the Rivers Police Command spokesperson said.

The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Olugbenga Adepoju, has also ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) in Port Harcourt for a more detailed investigation.