Police Inspector Killed As Gunmen Attack Kogi Station

There was an exchange of gunfire at the Okehi Police Area Command in Kogi State earlier today when gunmen carried out an attack on the command’s office.

Reports reaching Naija News revealed that the assailants killed an Inspector during the attack and also razed the command office using dynamite.

Confirming the deadly attack, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, William Ovye Aya said the gunmen stormed the command in the early hours of Friday.

He stated that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Egbuka, was immediately informed of the development.

He explained further that Egbuka had visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment, adding that CP 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,” Egbuka.

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 (SCID) to commence investigations into the unfortunate incident.

The latest attack Naija News understands is coming barely two months after the Islamic State in West African Province, ISWAP claimed responsibility for the gruesome killing of officers of the Nigeria Police Force in Kogi State on Saturday, April 23, 2022.

It could be recalled that some unknown gunmen numbering about six had attacked a police station in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State days earlier. The terrorists are said to have attacked the police station from different angles, shooting at officers on duty.