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In Kogi, Gunmen Kill Two Cops

Two policemen were reportedly killed by hoodlums along Agbaja Road in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State in the early hours of Wednesday during a routine patrol.

The hoodlums were said to have escaped with bullet wounds into the bush.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP William Aya, confirmed the attack in a statement on Wednesday. 

Aya said, “The command lost two of its personnel during the gun duel with the hoodlums as they fled before the re-enforcement team arrived. He said the Commissioner of Police, Akeem A. Yusuf, immediately deployed a team of tactical operatives in the area while trailing the hoodlums to apprehend and bring them to book.

The PPRO added further that the command had ordered an investigation into the ugly incident in a view to uncover the culprits behind the dastardly act and bring them to justice.

He said the CP 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 acts of criminality.

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