. Dead dad identified as a retired ASP
A police sergeant has shot his father to death in the Tudu area of the Maduganari community behind the Borno State Police Command headquarters in Maiduguri.
The officer, identified as Linus Wadzani, allegedly shot his father multiple times.
Wadzani is a Mobile Police personnel with Mopol 6, Maiduguri. He is currently serving as a security detail at the Borno State House of Assembly.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Daso, while breathing newsmen at the
While briefing newsmen at the Borno State Police Command Headquarters on Monday, disclosed that the deceased was a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police.
He said the deceased once served at the state police command with the Mounted Unit.
Narrating how the incident, Daso said Sergeant Linus got home at about 4:30 pm on Sunday and had a heated argument with his father.
He said the argument led the policeman to shoot his father multiple times with an AK-47 rifle, killing him instantly.
The PPRO added that when policemen visited the compound of the deceased identified as Wadzani Natsiri, a family member told them that when Linus got home, there was no one except his father.
He added that no one could therefore give an account of what transpired.
The police spokesman said a police patrol team put the situation under control when they received a distress call.
He added that upon interrogation, Sergeant Linus confessed to being under the influence of alcohol and other hard substances.
The PPRO said a forensic team from the command has been assembled and blood samples of the sergeant collected to determine his mental status.
He disclosed that an investigation had already been launched into the homicide.
