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Gunmen Kill Three Policemen At Kogi-Kwara Border, Cart Away Rifles
The assailants, who struck in the early hours of Wednesday, reportedly carted away the rifles of the slain officers.
Lokoja, Kogi State– Gunmen have killed three policemen at a checkpoint in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The assailants, who struck in the early hours of Wednesday, reportedly carted away the rifles of the slain officers.
The attack occurred at the border between Kogi and Kwara states.
Confirming the incident, the Kogi State Police Command said a tactical team has been deployed to the area to track down the attackers.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye Aya, disclosed that Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, has ordered immediate reinforcement.
“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 said.
