ASP Shafi’u Usman Bawa, a police officer with AP/No 337979 on Saturday committed suicide in Kontagora, Niger State.
Bawa took his own life by hanging himself from the ceiling according to a signal shared by the Nigerian police.
The wireless message reads: “GOOD AFTERNOON SIR X SITREP X SUICIDE X TODAY BEING SATURDAY X 08/02/25 AT ABOUT 1410HRS X ONE MR USMAN BAWA “M” X OF RIGASA AREA IN KONTAGORA MINE X CAME TO THE SQUADRON BASE AND REPORTED X THAT HIS SON AP/NO 337979 ASP SHAFI’U USMAN BAWA COMMITTED SUICIDE X BY HANGING HIMSELF ON THE CEILING.
“THE LIFELESS BODY WAS REMOVE TO THE GENERAL HOSPITAL, KONTAGORA, WHERE MEDICAL DOCTOR CONFIRMED HIM DEAD.
“THE CORPSE WAS RELEASED TO THE FAMILY FOR BURIAL ACCORDING TO THE ISLAMIC RITES.
“ABOVE FOR YOUR INFORMATION; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WILL BE COMMUNICATED YOURS PLS. CO 61 PMF KONTAGORA.”
The deceased’s father, Mr. Usman Bawa, a resident of Rigasa area in Kontagora, reported the incident to the police authorities, the signal said.
It said the lifeless body was subsequently taken to the General Hospital, Kontagora, where a medical doctor confirmed the officer’s death
It, however, stated that the corpse was later released to the family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
“The incident is currently under investigation, and further developments will be communicated in due course,” the message said.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
