Gunmen Attack Police Team In Kogi, kill Two

Gunmen Attack Police Team In Kogi, kill Two

On Wednesday, gunmen attacked a police patrol team in Kogi State, killing two officials in a gun battle.

According to William Ovie Aya, Public Relations Officer of the Kogi State Police Command, the incident occurred along Agbaja road in Lokoja, the state capital.

The gunmen emerged from a bush while the security guards were on routine patrol.

“The Command lost two of its personnel during the gun duel with the hoodlums as they fled before the re-enforcement team arrived. The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Akeem A. Yusuf, immediately deployed a team of tactical operatives to the area while trailing the hoodlums to apprehend and bring them to book,” the statement said.

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The Commissioner of Police has also ordered an investigation into the incident and has urged residents to provide any relevant information that may aid in the arrest of the hoodlums.

Security personnel and police stations in Kogi State have recently been attacked.

In 2022, at least four incidents of police assault have been reported.

An attack on the Command headquarters was thwarted in February by police officers working with members of a local vigilante group.

Three police officers were killed in an attack on the Ogaminana police station in Adavi in April.

Three other attacks occurred in July and August, killing three police officers.