Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Immigration Officer in Minna Patrol Incident
By: Zagazola Makama
A female immigration officer, identified as Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI) Christian Oladimeji, sustained a gunshot wound in Minna, Niger State, after a police patrol team was attacked by hoodlums while recovering suspected stolen materials.
The incident occurred on Feb. 21, 2025, at about 12:30 p.m., when a Surveillance Patrol Team from the ‘A’ Division Police Command in Minna, led by ASP Ibrahim Audu Paiko, was on routine patrol near Obasanjo Complex.
Intelligence sources informed Zagazola Makama that the patrol team sighted a group of road construction workers, about seven in number carrying iron rods suspected to be stolen. Upon noticing the police, the workers abandoned the materials and fled.
While the officers were attempting to recover the abandoned iron rods, they were suddenly attackedby a group of other road construction workers and hoodlums, who threw stones and other objectsat them. The assault damaged the Dangote Patrol Vehicle used by the police.
In an attempt to escape being overrun by the mob, ASP Ibrahim Audu fired a shot, which accidentally struck ASI Christian Oladimeji, who was passing by on a motorcycle.
The bullet hit Oladimeji on her lap, causing her to fall from the motorcycle and sustain additional injuries.
She was immediately rushed to IBB Specialist Hospital in Minna, where medical personnel confirmed that while no bullet fragments remained in her body, she suffered a fracture in her waist.
Several suspects have been detained for questioning, while disciplinary action has been initiated against the officers involved.
Meanwhile, authorities have urged residents to remain calm as security agencies continue efforts to maintain law and order in the state.
