Police officers shot dead at Kogi checkpoint
Three Police officers have been gunned down at a check point in Egbe community in Yagba west local government of Kogi state. The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Aya, confirmed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Wednesday He added that the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday at the […]
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Three Police officers have been gunned down at a check point in Egbe community in Yagba west local government of Kogi state.
The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Aya, confirmed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Wednesday
He added that the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday at the boundary between kogi and kwara states.
According to him, the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, has deployed operatives from the tactical team to comb the areas and arrest the gunmen.
“I can confirm to you that three of our officers on duty were killed today in Egbe; a border community with Kwara State.”
“The Commissioner of Police has deployed tactical squad to the area. We are currently on the trail of the gunmen; they will all be arrested,” Aya said.