December 21, (THEWILL) – At least two police officers were killed on Wednesday, when gunmen open fire on a police patrol team along Agbaja road, in Lokoja, Kogi State.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP William Ovye Aya, confirmed the incident in a statement.
Aya said, “The hoodlums emerged from the bush and attacked the team when they arrived for their routine patrol.
“However, 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 Yusuf, immediately deployed a team of tactical operatives to the area while trailing the hoodlums to apprehend and bring them to book.
“He further directs the Deputy Commissioner of Police to commence an investigation into the incident.
“The Commissioner of Police also uses this medium to call on the people of the area to assist the Police with credible information on the identity of the hoodlums to enable the Command to curtail their act of criminality.”
