Hoodlums Kill 2 Policemen In Kogi

The police in Kogi State have lost two officers in an hoodlums’ attack on their patrol team on Agbaja Road, Lokoja.

The command’s police public relations officer, William Ovie Aya, disclosed this in a statement he signed  in Lokoja yesterday.

According to him, the hoodlums emerged from the bush and attacked the team when members of the team arrived for their routine patrol.

Aya said, “However, the command lost two of its personnel during the gun duel with the hoodlums as they fled before the re-enforcement team arrived.

“The commissioner of police, Kogi State Police Command, Akeem Yusuf, immediately deployed a team of tactical operatives to the area while trailing the hoodlums to apprehend and bring them to book.

“He further directed the deputy commissioner of police (Investigation) to commence investigation into the incident.

“The commissioner of police called on the people of the area to assist the police with credible information on the identity of the hoodlums to enable the command to curtail their act of criminality.”