An Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Shafi’u Usman Bawa has reportedly committed suicide in Kontagora town, Niger State.
PLATFORM TIMES reports that the late officer with AP/No 337979 reportedly It stated that Bawa took his own life by hanging himself from the ceiling on Saturday.
This was disclosed in a signal shared by the Nigerian police.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the deceased’s father, Mr. Usman Bawa, a resident of Rigasa area in Kontagora, reported the incident to the police authorities.
According to the police signal, the lifeless body was subsequently taken to the General Hospital Kontagora, where a medical doctor confirmed the officer’s death.
The corpse was released to the family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
PLATFORM TIMES further gathered that the incident is currently under investigation.
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