Armed robbers, operating on the highways in Kogi State
within two days, sources told the News Agency of Nigeria.
an inspector and three others, from Zamfara Police Command were attacked
on their way to Lagos
Two policemen, a sergeant and a corporal, were allegedly killed on the spot
while their uniforms and weapons were taken away by the robbers just as
the only constable among them escaped with bullet wounds on the thigh.
The constable, aided on both sides by policemen, was brought to Kogi Police Command
headquarters on Tuesday morning from where he was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Also on Tuesday night, four policemen from Kogi command were attacked and
killed at Adogo in Ajaokuta Local Government Area by armed robbers in police
uniform, sources said.
The sources said the robbers also carried away the uniforms and weapons
of their victims.
When NAN visited the state Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command,
the Commissioner, Mr John Abakasanga, was said to be too distraught to talk
to the press on the matter.
But the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi,
confirmed the incidents, saying that, “We are still investigating and we
are sure to hunt them down.”
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