Nigeria police inspector commits suicide in Port Harcourt

Maxwell Zabu, a police officer of the inspector cadre in Nigeria, has committed suicide in the Eagle Island area of Port Harcourt today, Tuesday.

Residents of the area told Diaspora Digital Media that Zabu shot himself in his room in the early hours of the day.

The Rivers State Police Command has yet to release an official statement on the incident.

In an unrelated news, Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has disagreed with former Defense Minister Theophilus Yakubu (TY) Danjuma’s call for Nigerians to arm themselves for self-defense against insecurity.

Namadi believes the level of insecurity in Nigeria has not reached a point where citizens should resort to self-defense.

“If he says that citizens should be allowed to defend themselves, I think you are causing anarchy. His words need to be analysed carefully,” Governor Namadi said.

Namadi warned that encouraging citizens to bear arms could escalate conflicts, particularly in communities already dealing with tensions. He cited the farmer-herder clashes in Jigawa State as an example, where his administration tackled the issue through peaceful means rather than confrontation.

“Like I said, what we did in Jigawa, if we allowed the people to defend themselves, that means you’re causing crisis between farmers and herders,” he said.

The governor explained that his administration deployed strategies, including dialogue and engagement with traditional rulers and stakeholders from both farmers’ and herders’ sides. This approach led to the creation of a Reconciliation Committee that brought both parties together, allowing farmers and herders to coexist peacefully.

“The peace initiative has enabled farmers and herders to work together, interact together and live their normal lives together,” he said.

Namadi maintained that governments at both state and federal levels are trying their best to address insecurity. He concluded that Nigeria has not descended to a point where citizens should take the law into their own hands.

“So, I think the government is doing its best — both at federal and different state levels. The issue of asking people to defend themselves… I think we have not reached that level yet,” he concluded.

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