In what appears to have taken the general public off-guard, an inspector of police attached to the Rivers State Police Command, identified as Maxwell Zubu has allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself dead. The incident took place in the Eagle Island axis of Port Harcourt yesterday.
Zabu was said to be a security protective detail attached to a former Chairman of the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area.
Although, details of what led to the incident still remain sketchy as at the time of filing this report as the circumstances surrounding the incident that lead to his death could not be immediately ascertained.
It was learned that the incident has been reported to the Police post at the Eagle Island which is under the Azikiwe Police Division at Illabouchi in Mile 2 Diobu, Port Harcourt.
A police source, who pleaded anonymity said, “Some policemen from the Azikiwe Police Division visited the scene as part of preliminary investigation procedures.”
When contacted, spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident though did not give any details of what led to the incident.
Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, however, said the investigation is ongoing to ascertain the immediate and remote causes of his death.
She stated, “Yes I can confirm, but we have commenced investigation to ascertain the cause of the incident and we will make our findings public.
“For now the matter has been transferred to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department in Port Harcourt for detailed investigation.”