A police inspector serving under the Rivers State Command, Maxwell Zubu, has reportedly died by suicide after shooting himself in the Eagle Island area of Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
Zubu was reportedly assigned as a security aide to a former chairman of the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area.
As of the time of filing this report, details surrounding the incident remained unclear, and the exact circumstances that led to his death had yet to be confirmed.
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Findings by PUNCH showed that the case has been reported to the police post in Eagle Island, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Azikiwe Police Division at Illabouchi in Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt.
A police source, who requested anonymity, said, “Some policemen from the Azikiwe Police Division visited the scene as part of preliminary investigation procedures.”
When reached for comments, the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident but declined to provide further details.
However, Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, stated that an investigation is underway to determine both the immediate and underlying causes of his death.
She stated, “Yes, I can confirm, but we have commenced an investigation to ascertain the cause of the incident, and we will make our findings public.
“For now, the matter has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department in Port Harcourt for detailed investigation.”
