Police Officer Arrested Over Alleged Killing of Nursing Mother in Ekiti

The arrest of a police officer for the murder of a nursing mother in Ekiti has been verified by Adewale Adenirsn, the commissioner of police for Ekiti State.

The suspect is accused of killing Miss Ifeoluwa Adekalu, a single mother, according to the CP, who was recently elevated to the position of Assistant Inspector General of Police.

The act was carried out at the Okela police post in Ado Ekiti on Thursday afternoon by the suspect, who is reportedly a member of the Nigeria Police Force’s Special Unit, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Ekiti State Command.

When the young nursing mother passed away too soon, it was discovered that she was returning from a location where she had gone to pay the rent on her new home.

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According to reports, the deceased was standing across the street, across from the police post, when the officer who had arrived from another station shot a gun in celebration of one of his colleagues’ promotions and struck the woman.

After being taken to the hospital, the woman was pronounced dead.

According to the Nigerian Police Act, the officer would be questioned, Adeniran stated.

Ondo State native Ifeoluwa Adekalu, who passed away as a young woman, worked hard in Ado Ekiti as a station attendant at BOVAS Petrol Station on Bank Road and as a hotel worker at Delight, Midas, and Prosperous Hotels in Ado Ekiti, among other places, in an effort to make ends meet.

According to reports, the Ekiti Police Command has been preparing to transport the corpse to her parents in Ondo State at any time in order to bury her.