Gunmen Attack Kogi Police Station, Kill Three Policemen On Duty
Category: Kogi News
At least six gunmen killed three policemen on duty at Ogaminana police
station, in Adavi Local Government Area (LGA) of
Kogi state.
The attack was launched early yesterday.
The attack took place around 2 a.m, with residents alerted when they heard gunshots from the police station.
They explained that the gunmen, numbering about six, attacked the police station from different directions and succeeded in killing some of the personnel on duty.
Mr William Aya, the Police Public Relations Officer in Kogi, also confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.
“On Saturday, the command received a report of the unfortunate incident at Adavi Police Division where some hoodlums attacked the station from the opposite direction, shooting sporadically, but were repelled by the men on duty and operatives of the Quick Response Unit who were on special operations at the local government,” he said.
According to Aya, the command lost three of its officers during the gunfight while the hoodlums fled with gunshot wounds as they could not get access to the station.
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 attack was launched early yesterday.
The attack took place around 2 a.m, with residents alerted when they heard gunshots from the police station.
They explained that the gunmen, numbering about six, attacked the police station from different directions and succeeded in killing some of the personnel on duty.
Mr William Aya, the Police Public Relations Officer in Kogi, also confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.
“On Saturday, the command received a report of the unfortunate incident at Adavi Police Division where some hoodlums attacked the station from the opposite direction, shooting sporadically, but were repelled by the men on duty and operatives of the Quick Response Unit who were on special operations at the local government,” he said.
According to Aya, the command lost three of its officers during the gunfight while the hoodlums fled with gunshot wounds as they could not get access to the station.
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.
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