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From Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin
A police officer reportedly shot and killed a yet-to-be-identified woman at the Chapel of Redemption Agba Dam housing estate in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Thursday.
The officer, identified as Sergeant Olalere Michael attached to 15 PMF, Ilorin is said to have subsequently shot himself in the head and died.
Confirming the incident in Ilorin, Police Public Relations Officer Okasanmi Ajayi said the corpses of the victims have been recovered and deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.
The police spokesman said that the 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, 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 of this unfortunate incident is in progress, and the report of the investigation will be made public as soon as it is ready.”
