By Ayodele Oni
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed that three operatives of the Command were killed by gunmen at a check-point in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of the State.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), William Ovye Aya, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with journalists, explained that the late officers met their death in the hands of some gunmen suspected to be armed robbers in the early hours of Wednesday.
Aya stated further that the State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye has directed the immediate deployment of the Police tactical team to the area in pursuit of 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 this men of the underworld and they will all be arrested”, he stated.
In a related development ,Gunmen suspected to be bandits kidnapped three passengers from a bus along the Okene-Lokoja highway, killing a bystander.
Other passengers were however rescued from being ferried into the bush following the providential arrival of a team of the State’s Vigilantes.
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