A policeman, Abraham Arowogun, attached to the Kajola Police Station, Kajola town, in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, has committed suicide by jumping into a deep well in the station.
According to reports, the deceased inspector had first shot dead the Divisional Crime Officer, SP Timothy Aruehi, after they had a disagreement over money.
Aruehi had received a complaint that Arowogun, while investigating a case, diverted a sum of money to private use, the Punch Metro reported.
The quoted a source as saying “Arowogun was investigating a case and the DCO discovered that a sum of N150,000 was involved. He further discovered that he (Arowogun) had actually converted the money to private use.
“The DCO called and queried him for the action.
“In the course of interrogating him, he stormed out angrily. He returned with a gun which he used to shoot Aruehi dead.”
The police source added that after killing the DCO, there was confusion in the station and other officers fled for safety.
“After killing the DCO, he knew that what he did was unprofessional and unpardonable in the police force. He just left the scene and jumped into the well at the back of the station,” the source added.
The corpses of the two policemen were said to have been deposited in a mortuary in the Ondo State General Hospital, Ore.
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