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Officers Shot Dead As Gunmen Raid Police Checkpoints In Kogi.
Police officers and a passerby were shot dead at a checkpoint in Abugi village, Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, on Sunday morning.
The gunmen later struck at a checkpoint along Ilafin Road, Isanlu in Yagba East Local Government, killing another two police officers.
According to reports from the Abugi community, the gunmen, riding on a motorcycle, stormed the police checkpoint around 10:30am and opened fire on the security operatives, killing them instantly.
Also, a young man whose identity is yet to be established was reportedly caught in the crossfire.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that the armed men shot sporadically to ward off any counterattack before seizing the policemen’s rifles and escaping to an unknown location.
A village resident, Danlami Nasir, said, “The gunmen rode on motorcycles towards the location of the police checkpoint in the village along Abugi-Gugurugi road in the morning. Suddenly, we started hearing the sound of gunfire in that direction.
“Many residents hid in a safer place to avoid being hit by stray bullets. Unfortunately, when the gunfire died down, two police officers were spotted dead at the scene of the incident, while another man in mufti was found dead.”
At Isanlu, the locals disclosed that the incident happened around 11am on Sunday when the two policemen attached to MOPOL 70 came under fire
Police officers and a passerby were shot dead at a checkpoint in Abugi village, Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, on Sunday morning.
The gunmen later struck at a checkpoint along Ilafin Road, Isanlu in Yagba East Local Government, killing another two police officers.
According to reports from the Abugi community, the gunmen, riding on a motorcycle, stormed the police checkpoint around 10:30am and opened fire on the security operatives, killing them instantly.
Also, a young man whose identity is yet to be established was reportedly caught in the crossfire.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that the armed men shot sporadically to ward off any counterattack before seizing the policemen’s rifles and escaping to an unknown location.
A village resident, Danlami Nasir, said, “The gunmen rode on motorcycles towards the location of the police checkpoint in the village along Abugi-Gugurugi road in the morning. Suddenly, we started hearing the sound of gunfire in that direction.
“Many residents hid in a safer place to avoid being hit by stray bullets. Unfortunately, when the gunfire died down, two police officers were spotted dead at the scene of the incident, while another man in mufti was found dead.”
At Isanlu, the locals disclosed that the incident happened around 11am on Sunday when the two policemen attached to MOPOL 70 came under fire
Officers Shot Dead As Gunmen Raid Police Checkpoints In Kogi.
Police officers and a passerby were shot dead at a checkpoint in Abugi village, Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, on Sunday morning.
The gunmen later struck at a checkpoint along Ilafin Road, Isanlu in Yagba East Local Government, killing another two police officers.
According to reports from the Abugi community, the gunmen, riding on a motorcycle, stormed the police checkpoint around 10:30am and opened fire on the security operatives, killing them instantly.
Also, a young man whose identity is yet to be established was reportedly caught in the crossfire.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that the armed men shot sporadically to ward off any counterattack before seizing the policemen’s rifles and escaping to an unknown location.
A village resident, Danlami Nasir, said, “The gunmen rode on motorcycles towards the location of the police checkpoint in the village along Abugi-Gugurugi road in the morning. Suddenly, we started hearing the sound of gunfire in that direction.
“Many residents hid in a safer place to avoid being hit by stray bullets. Unfortunately, when the gunfire died down, two police officers were spotted dead at the scene of the incident, while another man in mufti was found dead.”
At Isanlu, the locals disclosed that the incident happened around 11am on Sunday when the two policemen attached to MOPOL 70 came under fire
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