A mobile police officer, identified as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shafi’u Bawa, has been found dead in Kontagora, Niger State, in what appears to be a case of suicide.
Sources confirmed that the officer, who was attached to the 61 Police Mobile Force (PMF), was discovered hanging from the ceiling of his room on Saturday afternoon. His father, Mallam Usman Bawa, was the first to notice the tragic incident and immediately alerted the Kontagora Police Division.
Confirming the development, the Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, stated, “On 8/2/2025 at about 2 pm, it was reported that one ASP Shafi’u Bawa of 61 PMF Kontagora committed suicide by hanging himself on the ceiling due to a yet-to-be-ascertained reason.”
SP Abiodun further disclosed that the officer’s body had been removed and handed over to his family for burial, while an investigation was underway to uncover the circumstances that led to the tragic act.
