Kogi: Gunmen kill two police officers on patrol

Unknown gunmen, yesterday,  killed two police officers on patrol along Agbaja road, in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Spokesperson for Kogi State Police Command, Superintendent of Police (SP), William Ovye Aya, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, however, did not disclose the identity of the affected police officers.
   
He said:” The hoodlums emerged from the bush and attacked the team when they arrived for their routine patrol.
  
“However, the Command lost two of its personnel during the gun duel with the hoodlums as they fled before re-enforcement team arrived. 
 
“The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command (CP), 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 directs the Deputy Commissioner of Police Investigation to commence a probe into the incident.
   
“The Commissioner of Police also uses this medium to call on the people of the area to assist the police with credible information on the identity of the hoodlums to enable the Command curtail their act of criminality.”