Inspector killed as gunmen attack Kogi police station

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Friday attacked the Police Area Command office at Eika-Ohizenyi in the Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State killing a Police Inspector in the process

According to DailyPost, the gunmen carried out the attack on the police command around 12:30 am on Friday.

It was also learnt that part of the area command office was razed by dynamite used by the attackers.

The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, William Ovye Aya has confirmed the incident via a press statement

Aya said consequent upon the attacks at Okehi Area Command in the early hours of Friday, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Egbuka, had visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment.

He said the Commissioner of Police has equally ordered the deployment of additional operational assets consisting of operatives of the Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit, Quick Response Unit, and State Intelligence Bureau in synergy with other security agencies to restore normalcy in the area.

“A Police Inspector died in the exchange of fire with the hoodlums, before the Area Commander and a detachment of Military in the area reinforced to the scene of the incident, and the attackers fled,” he added.

Aya assured that the command is committed to working in synergy with other security agencies as well as patriotic stakeholders to make the state a safe and secure place for all and sundry.

He said the Commissioner of Police has further tasked his Deputy in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department to commence investigations into the unfortunate incident.

The latest attack is coming a few months after gunmen attacked a police formation in the Adavi Local Government Area and killed three police officers on duty.