Police officer shoots self dead in Meru

A police officer attached to the Ngusishi police post in Buuri, Meru County on Wednesday shot himself dead inside his house at the station’s compound.

The corporal, who was in charge of the police post, shot himself at around 3 AM with his assigned AK47 rifle, according to a police report.

“The bullet penetrated via the base of the chin exiting at the forehead,” the report filed at Timau police station said.

A suicide note was found suggesting financial matters involving a relationship, it added.