Three Police officers shot dead by gunmen
Three Police officers shot dead by gunmen
No fewer than three policemen have been killed at a checkpoint in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State by unidentified gunmen.
Kogi State Police Command confirmed that the attack occurred in the early hours of Wednesday at the border between Kogi and Kwara states.
Police spokesperson SP William Ovye Aya said Commissioner of Police Miller Dantawaye has deployed a tactical team to the area and assured that efforts are underway to track down the attackers.
“I can confirm that three officers on duty were killed today in Egbe, a border community with Kwara State. The Commissioner of Police has deployed a tactical squad, and we are on the trail of the perpetrators,” Aya stated.
The assailants reportedly carted away the rifles of the slain officers.
