A police officer in Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State has killed a nursing mother, Ifeoluwa Adekolu after he accidentally discharged bullet from his rifle.
Information gathered that the incident happened at Oke-Ila Police Station.
It was said that, the woman was standing across the road opposite the police station when an officer, who had come to the station from another division, fired his gun to rejoice the news of promotion of one of his colleagues but a stray bullet hit the nursing mother. She was rushed to a hospital where she was confirmed dead.
The state Commissioner of Police, who was recently promoted to an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Adewale Adeniran, confirmed the incident, adding that the officer involved had been disarmed and detained by the command.
AIG Adeniran said the officer would face interrogations in line with the Nigeria Police Act.
