Terrorists have attacked the Agojeju Odo community in the Omala local government area of Kogi state, killing 19 persons, and set many houses on fire.
The spokesperson of the state command, William Aya, on Friday, confirmed that the terrorists attacked the community on Thursday.
Aya said that the Divisional Police Office of the local government informed him that 19 people were killed while some were injured in the attack.
He stated that the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, CP Bethrand Onuoha, has deployed more policemen to the communities, assuring that the perpetrators of the heinous act will be apprehended.
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Meanwhile, the locals said the gunmen attacked the sleepy town of Agojeju Odo while neighbouring communities like Ajokpachi Odo, and Bagaji all in Omala local government are presently deserted.
The communities appealed to Kogi State governor, Usman Ododo, and security agencies to come to their aid by deploying more security personnel to the area, as the police in the Local Government Area have been overwhelmed and overpowered by the attackers.
Kogi State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti and Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, to the northeast by Nasarawa State, to the northwest by Niger State, to the southwest by the Edo and Ondo states, to the southeast by the states of Anambra and Enugu, and to the east by Benue State.
It is the only state in Nigeria to border ten other states. Named for the Hausa word for river (Kogi). Kogi State was formed from parts of Benue State, Niger State, and Kwara State on 27 August 1991. The state is nicknamed the “Confluence State” due to the fact that the confluence of the River Niger and the River Benue occurs next to its capital, Lokoja.
