Tragedy as Police Inspector Kills Himself in Rivers

• Police inspector Maxwell Zabu has reportedly shot himself dead in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, on Tuesday morning, April 22, 2025
• Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson for the Rivers state police command, confirmed the incident
• The spokesperson added that Olugbenga Adepoju, the commissioner of police in the state, had ordered that the case be transferred to the SCIID for further investigation

Tragedy struck in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, in the early hours of Tuesday, April 22, 2025, when a police inspector, Maxwell Zabu, reportedly killed himself using a gun at Eagle Island residence of the former Port Harcourt local government area's former chairman.

Reports indicated that the incident had been promptly reported to the Eagle Island police post, which operated under the Azikiwe Police Division. In response, detectives from the division were said to have visited the scene as part of their preliminary investigations into the matter.

Police speak as inspector kills self in Rivers

According to The Guardian, Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson of the Rivers state police command, who confirmed the incident, said preliminary investigation suggested that the deceased killed himself.

However, the police spokesperson stated that investigations surrounding the circumstances of the incident were still ongoing.

On his part, the commissioner of police in the state, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, directed the case to be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) in Port Harcourt for an in-depth investigation.

Police inspector dies after watching Arsenal match

The Rivers incident is coming barely two weeks after a police inspector, Stephen Enang, reportedly slumped and died while watching the Champions League clash between Arsenal and Real Madrid. The incident happened at a football viewing centre in Calabar, the Cross River state capital.

According to eyewitnesses, the late Inspector Enang was a diehard fan of the English club before his death. The police officer was said to have been attached to the Akim Police Division along the IVV Way in Calabar.

It was reported that one of his friends, who did not want his name to be mentioned, disclosed that the late police inspector was found unconscious after the final whistle.

The friend also added that the late police officer was a regular visitor at the football viewing centre, which was the place where the incident happened. The viewing centre was at Abang-Asang Street, Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of Cross River.

It was also learnt that the deceased did not show any sign of sickness before the match started, and he joined in the excitement when Arsenal scored its goals against Real Madrid.

Police ask Natasha to suspend homecoming rally

Legit.ng earlier reported that suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan was urged to suspend her planned homecoming rally in her senatorial district

The police made the call in a statement on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, citing an intelligence report that the rally could be hijacked by some hoodlums

According to the police, the rally contravened the state government's directives that banned all political rallies in the state because of security concerns.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng