A police corporal attached to the Ajaokuta Division in the Kogi State Police Command has allegedly shot dead his girlfriend, identified as Woman Corporal Grace, before taking his own life with an AK-47 rifle.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 9pm on October 23, 2026, although the circumstances surrounding the deaths have not yet been verified.
According to an account seen by SaharaReporters on the incident, the officer, identified as Corporal Amos, was assigned to night-duty station guard and reportedly resumed duty at about 6pm before disappearing from his post a few hours later.
He was alleged to have proceeded to the quarters of Grace, where he shot her several times before turning the weapon on himself.
The account claimed that Grace sustained gunshot wounds to her shoulder, lower abdomen and leg before the corporal allegedly shot himself.
The motive behind the incident has not been officially established.
However, the circulating account linked the tragedy to alleged relationship difficulties between the two officers.
According to the account, the officers had been in a romantic relationship for several years but reportedly began experiencing trust issues and allegations of infidelity in recent months.
It was further alleged that their disagreements had escalated into physical confrontations and threats, prompting intervention by the divisional authorities at some point.
The account claimed that the two officers were previously detained by the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), who allegedly advised them to end the relationship to prevent further conflict.
“He reported on duty at about 6pm and disappeared few hours later and went straight to Grace’s quarters and murdered her before killing himself also.
“The two junior police officers had been dating for some years now, but few months ago, they started having trust issues and cheating allegations. There had been physical fight and threats to the extent they were detained at some point by the DCO who later advised them to end the love relationship for the sake of peace,” a source revealed.
“But yesterday, Corporal Amos decided to end it all, by firing three straight bullets on Corporal Grace, one on her shoulder, the second on her lower abdomen and the last on her leg before firing himself. May their souls rest in peace,” the source added.
Further details, including the official confirmation of the deaths, the recovery of the weapon and the circumstances under which the officer allegedly left his duty post, were not available at the time of filing this report.
The Kogi State Police Command had yet to issue an official statement on the incident as of the time of writing.
Calls by SaharaReporters to the Police Public Relations Officer were not answered as of the time of filing this report.
The police are expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths when the incident is officially confirmed.