Policeman kills self, wife, five others in Ogun

A Nigerian Police officer simply identified as Corporal Sunkanmi Ogunbiyi, attached to State Criminal Investigation Department of the Ogun State Police Command, went berserk on Thursday morning in Abeokuta shot and killed seven people including his wife, a two-year-old toddler, and himself.                             The rampaging policeman was  alleged to be having matrimonial problems with his wife, Oluwatosin, who was also a police corporal attached to Obantoko police station in Abeokuta, the Ogun capital.

According to witnesses, sequel to a quarrel between the couple, Oluwatosin allegedly moved, alongside their two children, to the house of a neighbour, who was later identified as  their landlady.

Witnesses said Mr. Ogunbiyi arrived the landlady’s residence at about 7:02 a.m. and immediately opened fire on his wife. He also shot and killed the landlady, a 2-year-old toddler, and three others. He did not shoot at his children, who were also in the house. Three other tenants also sustained gunshot injuries during the incident which occurred at 67, Ifelodun Street, Akingbala area of Obantoko, Abeokuta. The injured were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, where they are now receiving treatment.

The Police had warned the landlady in the past not to harbour the wife and children whenever the couple had any issue.“The Commissioner of Police Ogun State, CP Ikemefuna Okoye has described the incident as unfortunate; and has visited the scene with other senior police officers in the command to assess the situation and sympathize with the relations of the deceased and members of the Akingbala Ifelodun Estate, Eleweran Area, Abeokuta, where the incident took place,” he added.

Source: Sunnewsonline