A police corporal, Amos Yusuf, has reportedly shot and killed his girlfriend, Woman Corporal Grace Abraham, before turning his AK-47 rifle on himself in an incident said to have occurred on October 23, 2026.
According to a source familiar with the incident said the shooting happened at about 9pm after Yusuf, who was assigned to night-duty station guard, reportedly left his post.
The source said Yusuf resumed duty at about 6pm but disappeared a few hours later and allegedly went to Grace’s quarters, where he shot her several times before killing himself.
Grace reportedly sustained gunshot wounds to her shoulder, lower abdomen and leg.
The motive for the incident has not been officially established. However, an account circulating about the tragedy linked it to alleged relationship problems between the two officers.
According to the source, the officers had been in a romantic relationship for several years but began experiencing trust issues and accusations of infidelity in recent months.
Their disagreements allegedly escalated into physical confrontations and threats, prompting intervention by divisional authorities.
The source claimed that the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) had detained the officers at some point and advised them to end their relationship to prevent further conflict.
“He reported on duty at about 6pm and disappeared few hours later and went straight to Grace’s quarters and murdered her before killing himself also.
“The two junior police officers had been dating for some years now, but few months ago, they started having trust issues and cheating allegations. There had been physical fight and threats to the extent they were detained at some point by the DCO who later advised them to end the love relationship for the sake of peace,” the source said.
The source further alleged that Yusuf fired three shots at Grace before shooting himself.
“But yesterday, Corporal Amos decided to end it all, by firing three straight bullets on Corporal Grace, one on her shoulder, the second on her lower abdomen and the last on her leg before firing himself. May their souls rest in peace,” the source added.
The circumstances surrounding the deaths have yet to be independently verified.
However, the Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, Afusat Saliu, confirmed that she was aware of the incident and said an investigation was ongoing.
Both officers were reportedly from Kogi State and joined the Nigeria Police Force in the same year. They were said to have trained together, graduated in the same year and received postings to the same location.
An account of their lives also claimed that they were promoted around the same time and lived in the same quarters before their relationship ended in tragedy.
