Police chief sergeant dies by gunshot in Abengourou
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Netafrique
Police chief sergeant Hermann Martial Gnahoré died from a gunshot on 1 November 2026 in Abengourou, Ivory Coast, in what is presented as a suspected suicide. A customs officer friend, alerted by telephone, went to the scene and tried to stop him, Netafrique reports.
Police chief sergeant Hermann Martial Gnahoré, who was serving at the first district police station in Abengourou, died from a gunshot on Sunday 1 November 2026, in the Lycée neighbourhood of Abengourou, Ivory Coast. The circumstances suggest a suspected suicide, Netafrique reports.
According to testimony from Kalifa, a customs officer close to the policeman, Gnahoré had called him shortly before the incident to tell him of his intention to end his life. The customs officer went to the scene to try to stop him. The policeman fired twice into the air before turning his weapon on himself and shooting himself in the left temple. He died instantly.
