A Deputy Superintendent of Police, Isah Abdullahi, popularly known as Kunkuri, attached to MOPOL 12 in Minna, Niger State, has shot himself dead with a pistol in the armoury he headed.
The suicide followed allegations linking him to the supply of arms and ammunition to bandits and other criminals in the state.
The tragic incident followed a routine audit of MOPOL 12’s armoury by detectives from Abuja, who discovered 13 missing AK-47 rifles and over 2,000 rounds of ammunition.
Further investigation was said to have led to the arrest of Inspector John Moses, attached to the Niger State Government House, who confessed that the late DSP supplied him with arms for delivery to bandits in Erena, Shiroro Local Government Area. Moses was said to have also named his brother, an informant to the criminals, as the middleman in the deal.
Following this discovery, the suspects were arrested and taken to Abuja by operatives from the Office of the National Security Adviser for deeper investigation.
It was gathered that as probes intensified, Abdullahi was brought from Abuja to the armoury for a physical audit. But during the audit, the DSP allegedly grabbed a pistol and shot himself in the head.
It was learnt that the armoury’s electronic controls, accessible only to Abdullahi, gave him the opportunity to commit the act.
It was further gathered that officers with him as of the time of the incident were arrested for negligence and faced an Orderly Room trial, while four other police officers linked to Abdullahi are being interrogated.
Confirming the development, the Niger State Police Commissioner, Adamu Elleman, said Inspector Moses is currently under investigation by the Office of the National Security Adviser.
According to him, “He (Abdullahi) smartly brought out a pistol and shot himself when empty ammunition boxes were discovered.”
A special ONSA team is guarding the armoury, and an autopsy is planned to determine the exact cause of death.
Also, in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the incident, it was stated that DSP Abdullahi shot himself during an investigation into his involvement in illegal ammunition dealings.
According to him, “On December 16, 2025, at about 2:30 pm, one DSP Abdullahi Isah, attached to 12 PMF Minna, who was initially arrested on 15th December for being suspected of involvement in illegal dealings of ammunition, was taken to his office for a routine arms audit.
“Unfortunately, while the audit process was ongoing, the said officer shot himself in the head through a pistol he picked up within the office and died on the spot.”
Abiodun also disclosed, “Meanwhile, the policemen who were detailed along for the audit and investigation activities were arrested for negligence in the line of duty, for allowing such a situation to occur. Further investigation is in progress at Paiko Road Police Station, Minna.”
It was further gathered that the armoury is now under 24-hour guard by an ONSA team as authorities work to unravel the full extent of the alleged scheme.
It was gathered that Abdullahi owned multiple properties and cars.
