Two officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Kogi State Command have been killed by Unknown gunmen on Wednesday, during an attack on a patrol team in the state.
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This was made known by the spokesperson of the command, William Aya in a statement released on Wednesday noting that the attack on the police patrol team occurred along Agbaja road, Lokoja.
According to Aya, the gunmen emerged from the bush and attacked the team after they arrived for their routine patrol.
He noted that the gunmen fled the scene of the incident before the re-enforcement team arrived.
The spokesperson said, “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 A. Yusuf, immediately deployed a team of tactical operatives to the area while trailing the hoodlums to apprehend and bring them to book.
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“The commissioner was said to have further directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Investigation, to commence 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 acts of criminality.”
