Police kill one as armed hoodlums attack Kogi station
The police shot one person dead on Sunday evening after some armed hoodlums attacked the Okene Police Area Command, the Kogi police have said.
Spokesperson for the state police, Williams Oyve-Aya said this on Monday in a statement.
“At about 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, some armed hoodlums attacked the Okene Area Command Headquarters with sporadic gunshots and explosives.
“The officers on duty repelled the attack; and in the process, shot dead one of the attackers, a situation that forced the hoodlums to flee even before the arrival of police back-up teams from the neighbouring divisions,” Mr Oyve-Aya said.
The command spokesperson explained that normalcy had returned to the community, as thorough search for the arrest of hoodlums had begun.
“The commissioner of police has deployed re-enforcement team to the area, comprising Counter Terrorism Units, Police Mobile Force and Intelligence team.
“Also deployed are the Quick Response unit along with the Military and other security forces with a view to tracking the perpetrators and bringing them to book,” he said.
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