An Assistant Superintendent of Immigration, ASI, Christian Oladimeji, has sustained a gunshot wound after a police patrol team was attacked by hoodlums while recovering suspected stolen materials in Minna, Niger State.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, disclosed this on Tuesday in a post on his X handle.
Makama said the incident occurred on Friday at about 12:30pm, when a surveillance patrol team from the ‘A’ Division police command in Minna was on routine patrol near.
The security expert stated that the patrol team was led by one ASP Ibrahim Audu Paiko.
Makama said that intelligence sources informed him that the patrol team sighted a group of road construction workers, about seven in number carrying iron rods suspected to be stolen.
He stated that 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 attacked by a group of other road construction workers and hoodlums, who threw stones and other objects at 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,” Makama said.
According to the report, the bullet hit Oladimeji on her lap, causing her to fall from the motorcycle and sustain additional injuries.
She was, however, 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,” Makama added.
He further said the authorities have urged residents to remain calm as security agencies continue efforts to maintain law and order in the state.
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… pic.twitter.com/UYdEPuk9ju
— Zagazola (@ZagazOlaMakama) February 22, 2025
Policeman shoots Immigration officer in Minna
