Three police officers and five vigilantes were on Saturday afternoon killed by gunmen who ambushed them at Jidda-Bassa community in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi state.
According to sources who witnessed the attack, some persons living in Jidda-Bassa community reported to the Divisional Police Officer that some unknown people had attacked their farms, carting away produce.
The source further stated that the DPO mobilised some of his men and the vigilantes to the scene, but they were ambushed by some unknown gunmen on the way.
During the attack, three policemen and five vigilantes were killed, and their bodies have been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre’s mortuary.
Meanwhile, the Kogi state government has vowed to arrest those behind the killings.
Security Adviser to the Kogi state governor, Jerry Omodara made this known while confirming the attack, said the state government will take proactive steps to arrest the situation pointing out that all those involved in the killings will surely be apprehended.
Omodara added that the state government is doing its best to curb criminal elements in the state.
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