Police detain officer over shooting of immigration personnel in Niger

The Commissioner of Police in Niger State, Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, has disclosed that the police officer whose stray bullet hit an immigration officer while attempting to disperse hoodlums in Minna, the state capital, has been held and is undergoing administrative disciplinary action along with his colleagues who were on duty at the time of the […]

The Commissioner of Police in Niger State, Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, has disclosed that the police officer whose stray bullet hit an immigration officer while attempting to disperse hoodlums in Minna, the state capital, has been held and is undergoing administrative disciplinary action along with his colleagues who were on duty at the time of the incident.

Danmamman made this known while presenting a N1 million cash donation to the family of the injured officer, Christiana Oladimeji, to assist with hospital expenses at the Intensive Care Unit of IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna.

He was represented at the event by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration), Aminu Garba.

In a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the commissioner confirmed that Oladimeji was recovering from her injuries.

Daily Trust had reported that on February 21, 2025, Immigration personnel, Christiana Oladimeji, was hit by a stray bullet fired by a police officer during an operation to disperse hoodlums at Obasanjo Commercial Complex, Minna.