Six persons, including two expatriates and two police Inspectors, were killed by gunmen on Friday following an attack on their convoy in Kogi State.
Also killed in the attack were two drivers of the expatriates of West Africa Ceramics Limited, Ajaokuta, Kogi State.
This was disclosed via a statement issued on Saturday by the Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye-Aya.
Ovye-Aya said the six victims, two expatriates, two company drivers, and two police inspectors died in the exchange of fire with the gunmen along Lokoja-Ajaokuta road at about 8 p.m on Friday.
According to the police spokesperson, the expatriates were being escorted by police to the Ceramic company on Friday night when the gunmen attacked them.
He stated that the Area Commander and a detachment of military in the area moved to the scene of the incident before the attackers fled.
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Ovye-Aya said the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka, has visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment.
He said Egbuka 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.
“The CP is assuring the public 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 has further asked the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to commence investigations into the unfortunate incident so as to unravel the remote and immediate cause of the attack with a view to bringing the perpetrators to book,” Ovye-Aya stated.
