Tragedy struck in Ajaokuta town on Sunday after a drunken police officer shot dead a father of one, Mohammed Ismail. He met untimely death at a rally of one of the chairmanship aspirants in the Ajaokuta Local Government Area, Abdulrahaman Dansabe, at the Local Government Secondary School, Ajaokuta.

It was reliably gathered that the incident occurred around 2pm while the aspirant, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress, was unfolding his plans for the area.

The  yet-to-be identified policeman, suddenly opened fire and a bullet hit Ismail, forcing people at the venue to run for safety.

The victim, who was said to be an HND graduate of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, was later buried around 7.30pm on Sunday.

The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP William Aya, said investigation into the incident was on.