In yet another heartbreaking reflection of Nigeria’s deepening insecurity, a Nigerian Police Inspector, Domfa Chirtip, who was abducted alongside his wife and sister-in-law on Friday, July 4, 2025, has been gruesomely murdered by terrorists in the Kateri area of Kachia Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
SaharaReporters exclusively gathered from top-ranking police sources that Inspector Chirtip’s lifeless body was discovered early Saturday morning by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kateri Division and his team during a recovery operation in the dense forest of Kachia.
“On a sad note, I announce the painful death of Insp. Domfa Chirtip who was kidnapped last Friday alongside his wife and sister-in-law. He was killed. His body was recovered by the DPO and his men this morning,” the source said with anguish.
The source decried what he described as the hypocritical posture of the Nigerian Police leadership, which appears swift in punishing officers demanding better welfare but remains lethargic in responding to real threats against its personnel.
“Right now, while police authorities are busy witch-hunting innocent officers agitating for improved welfare and dignity, the wife and sister-in-law of the late Inspector are still in the hands of the kidnappers—with little to no concrete effort being made to secure their release,” he lamented.
The brutal murder of Inspector Chirtip has sent shockwaves through the ranks of the police force, spotlighting the terrifying reality that even uniformed men sworn to protect lives are themselves helpless victims of violent crime.
This tragedy adds to a growing list of security operatives who have paid the ultimate price amid worsening national insecurity. Many junior officers continue to voice concerns—albeit anonymously—for fear of reprisal. Their grievances range from miserable salaries, lack of proper equipment, poor living conditions, and most damning of all, zero support or insurance for families of fallen colleagues.
In a related development, SaharaReporters earlier reported that police authorities are allegedly intensifying efforts to quash internal dissent ahead of a planned nationwide protest by officers on July 21, 2025. A constable, speaking under anonymity, revealed that a covert “roll-call surveillance” is being deployed to identify and punish those sympathetic to the planned demonstration.
The constable stated: “Instead of addressing the issues at the heart of our discontent—deaths like that of Inspector Chirtip—the system is bent on silencing our voices with fear and intimidation.”
Inspector Domfa Chirtip’s tragic end now serves as a grim reminder: in today’s Nigeria, even those trained and armed to defend the nation are increasingly left vulnerable, unprotected, and forgotten in the line of duty.
As the wife and sister-in-law of the slain officer remain in captivity, Nigerians are once again left asking—who truly protects the protectors?
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