A nursing mother, identified as Ifeoluwa Adekolu, has been killed by a bullet from a gun fired by an overexcited police officer who was celebrating his colleague’s promotion in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital.
According to reports, the incident occurred at Oke-Illa Police Station after the suspect received the news of his colleague’s promotion.
An eyewitness said the victim was standing across the road opposite the police station when the errant officer, who came from a station from another division, fired his gun out of excitement and a stray bullet hit Adekolu in the process.
She was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where she was confirmed dead.
The state Commissioner of Police, AIG Adewale Adeniran, confirmed the incident on Friday, December 3, 2025, revealing that the officer involved had been disarmed and detained by the command.
The incident comes following a recent report that no fewer than 140 police officers lost their lives in the line of duty in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in 2024.
This was disclosed in a scorecard released by the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
Adeh also revealed that the command recovered over ₦409 million from criminals during various operations.
“A total of ₦36,850,000 was seized from kidnapping suspects, ₦285,000,000 from fraud cases, ₦19,590,000 from burglary incidents, and ₦68,552,000 from armed robbery suspects,” she detailed.
