Retired ASP Kills Wife, Commits Suicide

The Police in Ogun State, South-West Nigeria are trying to unravel the mystery behind how a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police ASP Sunday Isokpehi committed suicide after also killing his wife Gladys.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi who stated this while reacting to the tragic incident, said the Command would investigate whether or not the late Police officer legally acquired the double-barrelled gun he used to perpetrate the crime.

The late ASP was said to have shot his wife to death last Saturday September 20, 2014 after accusing her of being drunk, after which he also shot himself to death.

“We are still investigating the immediate and remote causes of the tragic incident. We will find out whether the man was depressed or was under any influence, because a normal human being will not open fire on his wife and then kill himself.

“We will investigate how he got the double-barrelled gun he used to commit the dastardly act.”

The Police PRO also used the occasion to debunk claims that the late Isokpehi retired as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and not as Commissioner of Police.

He also said Isokpehi retired in March from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit, Lagos Police Command, and was living in Eledi area in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government.