Yusuf Bello| The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, on Friday ordered a full-scale manhunt for the gunmen who attacked Isanlu Police station and a commercial bank in Yagba East LGA of Kogi State, killing nine people.
IGP Adamuwho condemned the attack in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP, Frank Mba, said the IGP has deployed a team of crack detectives from the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), the Special Tactical Squad (STS), and Federal-SARS to Kogi to ensure that the criminals are apprehended and brought to book.
The statement further stated that Adamu has directed the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police in charge of the Zone-8 Police Headquarters, Lokoja, AIG Yunana Babas, to immediately assess and review the security arrangement in Kogi State and environ, so as to prevent any future occurrence of such untoward incident in the state.
The statement read, “The AIG is to personally oversee the ongoing investigations into the attack and coordinate intelligence that will lead to unearthing the whereabouts of the hoodlums and the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incident.”
The police boss condoled with the families of the officers and other persons who lost their lives in the course of duty during the encounter with the hoodlums.
He also called on the Isanlu community and the entire people of Kogi State to remain calm and avail the police with credible information that would help in the speedy arrest of the criminal elements.
The gunmen were said to have attacked the Isanlu police station, on Thursday killing, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the station alongside five policemen and two female police officers.
After killing the officers, the gunmen then carted away with weapons in the station’s armoury before heading to a local branch of a first-generation bank where they carted away an undisclosed amount of money.
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