Policeman Mistakenly Kills Self, Trying to Adjusting His Rifle in Lagos

A police officer identified as Medugwu on Tuesday August 25th mistakenly shot himself dead while adjusting a rifle at the Mobile Police Force 20, in the Ikeja area of Lagos.

Punch reports, Medugwu who was attached to MOPOL 20 and the second-in-command to the armorer, accidentally pulled the trigger while adjusting his rifle when a bullet was fired from it, piercing through his jaw.

He was rushed to the Ikeja General Hospital where he died at about 1pm. An officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity said;

"He was the second-in-command at the armoury in the MOPOL 20. A policeman brought a faulty rifle to his office to examine. While he was doing that, he mistakenly turned the barrel of the gun on himself, and he mistakenly pulled the trigger. We rushed him to LASUTH, where the medical personnel battled to save his life. But, he died at about 1pm. His head was badly injured. Medugwu’s death shook all of us.”he said