By Ishaq Dan-Imam, Lokoja
Terrorists in the early hours of Wednesday, killed two police officers on patrol along Lokoja-Agbaja road in Kogi state.
The spokesperson of the state police command, SP William Aya has confirmed the development to ASHENEWS.
According to him, “the Command received the unfortunate report of attack on the Police patrol team along Agbaja road, Lokoja. The hoodlums emerged from the bush and attacked the team when they arrived for their routine patrol.
“The Command lost two of its personnel during the gun duel with the hoodlums as they fled before the re-enforcement team arrived.”
The statement added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Akeem Yusuf has deployed a team of tactical operatives to the area while trailing the hoodlums to apprehend and bring them to book.
He also directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of investigations to commence immediate investigation into the incident.
Yusuf called on the people of the area, “to assist the Police with credible information on the identity of the hoodlums to enable police curtail their act of criminality,” he added.
