A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) attached to Mopol 12 in Niger State, identified as Isah Abdullahi, also known as Kunkuri, has been reported dead amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of arms and ammunition supply to bandits and other criminal elements in the state.
It was gathered that the senior police officer shot self while under security scrutiny over his alleged links to illicit weapons distribution, a development that has further heightened concerns about internal sabotage within the fight against banditry.
The Niger state command PPRO stated:
On December 16, 2025 at about 2.30pm, one DSP Abdullahi Isah attached to 12pmf Minna, who was initially arrested on 15th December for being suspected to be involved in illegal dealings of ammunition, was taken to his office for a routine arms audit, and unfortunately while the audit process was ongoing, the said officer shot himself on the head, through a pistol he picked within the office and died on the spot.
Meanwhile, the policemen who were detailed along for the audit and investigation activities were arrested for negligence in the line of duty, to have allowed such a situation to occur. Further investigation is in progress.
Security sources insisted the officerās death will not bring the investigation to an end, stressed that the probe will continue until all collaborators, networks, and channels involved in the illegal flow of arms are exposed to face the wrath of the law,
anyone found to have aided criminal groups, regardless of status or rank, is brought to justice.
The incident has renewed calls for deeper internal security reforms and uncompromising accountability as Nigeria intensifies efforts to curb banditry and restore public trust in security institutions.
