A police corporal attached to the Lagos Command is being detained over the death of his wife on Tuesday night at Egbeda area of Lagos.
Corporal Yinka Oloko is being detained at the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, on the orders of the State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni though investigation into the death is still on.
Lagos police spokesman, Joe Offor, said those who witnessed the incident including family members and friends, said it was an accidental discharge.
“Without any prejudice to the outcome of the investigation, some witnesses said the policeman, in an attempt to remove his pistol before undressing and without knowing that it was already corked, released it and it went off.
“Noticing the incident, the policeman rushed his wife to the hospital where she died. The CP has directed that the corporal be arrested and detained at the State Criminal Investigations Department for further investigations,” Offor said.