Nigeria Police Officer Kills Wife, Self In Lagos

An unknown police officer of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has shot his wife dead for allegedly opting out of the union.

A report monitored on The Nation newspaper said the police officer shot himself afterward.

YaahooJournalist gathered that the late policeman lived with his Prison Warden wife inside Prison Barracks on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.

The report said the ugly incident occurred Sunday night during a fight in their flat.

YaahooJournalist learned that security officials were said to have evacuated the bodies just as most occupants of the building fled for fear of arrest.