A night of frivolous enjoyment and merry-making took an unexpected turn after a drunken police officer opened fire in a nightclub, shooting his lover and another man dead.

The incident, which occurred during a night of merrymaking on Thursday, June 26, is said to have turned deadly when the officer discovered that his lover was in another relationship with another man in what turned out to be a suspected love triangle.

The officer, a constable, was armed with an AK-47 rifle and proceeded to open fire in the pub while drunk, prompting revellers to raise an alarm by calling police officers.

After realising what he had done, the officer attempted to flee via a motorcycle, but the Turbo Sub County Police Commander and Directorate of Criminal Investigations officers arrived on time, proceeding to arrest him.