Accidental Discharge: Policeman Shot Dead by 10-Year-Old Son in Awka

Police inspector shot dead by 10-year-old son

Accidental Discharge: Policeman shot dead by 10-year-old son in Awka

A police inspector, Mr Amaechi Okolie, has been shot dead by his 10-year old son, after he pulled the trigger of a loaded rifle assigned to his father.

A 10-year-old shot, killed his father. Nigeria now needs gun safety education - Prime Progress NG

By Uko Unyime On June 14, 2025, tragedy struck at a Polaris Bank branch in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria, when a 10-year-old boy gained access to a firearm and accidentally shot his father. Inspector Okolie Amechi, who died hours after he was rushed to the hospital, was a police officer on duty at the bank.  The heartbreaking event has shaken the local community and raised urgent questions about gun safety education in Nigerian homes, schools, an…

Sad As Anambra Boy Kills Father, Who Is Police Inspector With AK-47

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  A 10-year-old boy has killed his police inspector father, Okolie Amechi, with the deceased AK 47 rifle in Akwa  Anambra state. Confirming the incident in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday,  Anambra state police Command Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the incident, which occurred Sunday  evening  “was allegedly due to […] The post Sad As Anambra Boy Kills Father, Who Is Police Inspector With AK-47 first app…

10-year-old accidentally shoots Police Inspector in Anambra

A tragic case of accidental discharge has claimed the life of a Nigerian police officer, Inspector Okolie Amechi, after he was accidentally shot by his 10-year-old son at their residence in Awka, Anambra State on Sunday, June 15, 2025. The unfortunate incident, confirmed by the Anambra State Police Command on Monday, occurred when the child, unaware that his father’s AK-47 rifle was loaded and active, pulled the trigger, fatally striking the off…

10-year-old boy accidentally shoots, kills police inspector father in Anambra

A 10-year-old boy has accidentally shot and killed his father, a Police Inspector, identified as Okolie Amechi, with the officers service AK-47 rifle. It was gathered that the bullet also hit the o...