Gunmen kill 6 in Kogi | Tellwell Newspaper
Gunmen attacked West Africa Ceramics Company Ajaokuta and Police escort in Kogi State, Friday, killing six persons.
The victims, who were killed in exchange of fire with the gunmen at about 8pm, included two expatriates, two Company drivers and two Police Inspectors.
The figures were announced by the Kogi State Police Command spokesman, SP William Ovye Aya in a statement obtained by Tellwell Newspaper. He would not say if the gunmen also sustained casualties, saying that they fled before security reinforcement reached the scene of the attack.
SP Aya said the Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka, who visited the scene, has visited the scene for on-the-spot assessment, has ordered the deployment of additional operational assets consisting of Operatives of the Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit, Quick Response Unit, State Intelligence Bureau in synergy with other security agencies to restore normalcy in the area.
The CP, he said, 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.
The CP has further tasked the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to commence investigations into the unfortunate incident in order to unravel the remote and immediate cause of the attack with a view to bringing the perpetrators to book.
