Policeman Accidentally Shoots Wife To Death After Hugging Her In Lagos

A police corporal (names withheld) attached to the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) Ikeja, La­gos Police Command, on Tuesday night, mistakenly shot his wife in their resi­dence at Egbeda area of Lagos.

 Investigation revealed that the officer, who is described as one of the best officers of the command, forgot to put the pistol on safety catch when he got home at about 10.00pm. Excited to see her hus­band, the deceased hugged her husband and also helped him to hang his clothes while they chatted about family issues.
He was about to remove the gun from its pouch when it allegedly fired and hit his wife who was sitting on their matrimo­nial bed on his laps.
Neighbors, who heard the gunshot said the cor­poral on realizing what happened, grabbed his bleeding wife and raced to the nearest hospital. All efforts to save her failed.
Meanwhile, the com­mand has commenced investigation into the un­fortunate incident to as­certain what actually hap­pened that night.
Confirming the in­cident, the command spokesman said it was a case of accidental dis­charge.