Police Inspector mistakenly kills self in Kano

A police officer serving under the Kano State Command, Inspector Aminu Ibrahim, has lost his life following an accidental gunshot while on duty in the Hotoro area of the state. 

According to security analyst Zagozola Makama, the tragic incident happened around 5:40 a.m. on Saturday when the inspector, who was attached to the Hotoro Division, went into a toilet.

Preliminary findings suggest Ibrahim mistakenly shot himself in the stomach while squatting, with his loaded AK-47 rifle strapped around his neck.

“The rifle, with registration number GT 4177, was recovered cocked and unsafe, alongside an empty shell. Twenty-nine rounds of ammunition were accounted for against the 30 earlier issued to him,” sources revealed.

The inspector was immediately taken to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital but was confirmed dead by a doctor on duty. His remains have since been deposited in the hospital’s mortuary for autopsy.