Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed three police officers at a checkpoint in Egbe (Kogi), a community sharing a boundary with Kwara State.
The bandits were said to have also made away the guns of the police after killing them.
The Kogi State Police image marker, SP William Ovye Aya, who confirmed the incident to Journalists, said that the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday, September 10.
He said that the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, has deployed a police tactical team to the area, adding that they are on the trail of the gunmen.
“I can confirm to you that three of our officers on duty were killed today in Egbe, a border community with Kwara State.
“The Commissioner of Police has deployed a tactical squad to the area. We are currently on the trail of these men of the underworld, and they will all be arrested,” he said.