The Kogi State Vigilante Service has confirmed the killing of three police officers and two of its personnel by bandits at a security checkpoint along the Egbe-Eruku federal highway in Yagba West local government area of the state.
They were killed on Tuesday at the same location.
A statement by the spokesman of the service, Idris Suleiman Idris, said it regretted the losses and expressed condolences to the families, colleagues and communities of the fallen operatives.
He added that their sacrifices in the line of duty would forever be honored and promised that they would discharge their duties in line with their operational guidelines.
Idris said the vigilante service would not be deterred by the killing, rather, they would continue to discharge their duty of fighting crime and criminal elements.
