Gunmen Kill Three Kogi Policemen, Five Others
Three police officers and five vigilantes have been killed in an ambush by gunmen in Ajaokuta, Kogi State.
The killings happened on Saturday when suspicious movements were seen at the Ajaokuta police station.
According to an eyewitness, the locals had reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters that some people were using their farms for criminal activities. The DPO immediately mobilised his men and some vigilantes with a view to repelling the impending attack.
Unknown to them, the hoodlums had laid ambush for them and opened fire on sighting the security personnel.
He added that their corpses had been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja.
The Kogi State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omadara (retd.), confirmed the killings. He said the three police officers and five members of local vigilantes were killed in an ambush on Saturday.
Omadara, however, promised that the state government would not rest until the culprits were arrested.
