Gunmen kill 4 policemen in Edo, cart away guns

Four police officers with the Edo State command have been reportedly killed by gunmen while on patrol. It was gathered that the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday during a stop and search by the police attached to Sabongida-Ora Division in Owan West Local Government of the state. It was further gathered that […]

Four police officers with the Edo State command have been reportedly killed by gunmen while on patrol.

It was gathered that the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday during a stop and search by the police attached to Sabongida-Ora Division in Owan West Local Government of the state.

It was further gathered that the police officers were on security patrol to the area where they normally mounted a check-point when the gunmen opened fire on them as they were about to alight from their vehicle, killing four of them.

Daily Trust learnt that the assailants allegedly set ablaze their patrol vehicle with the bodies of victims inside, after taking away their weapons.

The Chairman of Owan West Local Government Area, Frank Ilaboya, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with our reporter 

“From information available to me, the policemen were about to alight from their vehicle when the assailants opened fire on them.

“They were said to have set their vehicle ablaze and took away their guns. I cannot confirm whether they were armed robbers or not,” he said

He said the community is in total confusion, adding that he has convened an emergency security meeting to look at the issue as there was no witness that could give an account of what really happened.

When contacted, the Edo State Police Command spokesman, DSP Chidi Nwanbuzo, said, “I just received the information from the media. We are yet to be briefed.”