April 23, (THEWILL) – At least three police officers were killed on Saturday, during an attack on a police facility in Ogaminana, a community in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Sources within the community, said the gunmen, numbering six, attacked the facility around 2am on Saturday.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, William Ovye Aya, who confirmed the incident, said, the attackers stormed the station and engaged police on duty in a fierce gun battle.
“This early morning of Saturday, the Command received report of an unfortunate incident at Adavi Police Division, where some hoodlums attacked the station.
“They shot sporadically, but were repelled by our men and operatives of the Quick Response Unit, who were on special operations at Adavi Local Government Area.
“Unfortunately, the Command lost three of its officers to the gun duel, while the hoodlums fled with gunshot wounds as they could not get access into the station”, he said.
He noted that the Commissioner of Police in Kogi, Edward Egbuka, has ordered the deployment of a team of tactical operatives to the area to restore normalcy.
The police commissioner also asked the operatives to go after the hoodlum and ensure they were arrested and made to face justice.
“Consequently, a team of tactical operatives was deployed and it swiftly restored normalcy to the area.
“Operatives are trailing the hoodlums with a view to apprehending and bringing them to book”, he said.
He called on the people of Adavi and the adjoining communities to be on the lookout and report anybody seen with bullet wounds to the nearest police post or any other security agencies.
“The police commissioner sent his condolences to the families of the three fallen police officers, whom he said had done the police force proud”, he added.
Kogi state has been repeatedly attacked by criminal gangs and jihadists, some breaking into jails to free detained colleagues and other inmates.
In February, police operatives foiled an attack by gunmen on a police station in the town of Okene, killing one of the attackers.
Last September, gunmen broke into a medium security prison in Kabba, freeing more than 200 inmates, according to prison authorities.
