Nigeria, June 17 -- A 10-year-old son has allegedly shot dead his father, who is a police inspector in Anambra State, Nigeria's South-east.

The incident happened on Sunday in Awka, the state capital.

The police inspector has been identified as Okolie Amechi.

Witnesses told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr Okolie was on duty at a Polaris Bank branch in Awka when his three children, including the 10-year-old son, visited him.

This newspaper could not mention the names of the children who visited the inspector because they were minors.

One of the witnesses, who asked not to be named, said the 10-year-old decided to play with his father's AK-47 rifle during the visit.

It is unclear if the father was unaware the child was playing with the rifle.

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