Unknown gunmen have struck again, killing three police officers and injuring another during an attack in Edo State on April 6th. The officers were on their way to their duty post between 5:30am and 6am when they were ambushed near Agor Market, along the Igarra-Auchi Road in Edo State.
According to reports, the police officers were traveling in a car while another colleague was riding on a motorbike behind them when they were attacked. One officer riding a motorbike engaged the assailants, who fled into the bush with four rifles belonging to the policemen after killing them…….Continue Reading
However, one of the attackers was killed while another sustained gunshot wounds. The injured suspect has been taken to an undisclosed hospital for treatment and interrogation.
It was also reported that six rifles were recovered from the assailants by the head of the vigilante group in the area, Ibukun Dogo, and his team. They trailed the attackers through bloodstains to their hideout where they met two of them with gunshot injuries.
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Speaking on the incident, Dogo said, “One died from the gunshots while the other was taken away by the police to the hospital. We recovered the four police rifles and additional two in the area we found the assailants. The suspect said they are from Okene in Kogi State, but we don’t know their mission whether it is armed robbery or kidnapping and what they wanted to use the arms and ammunition for.”
The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident but said the command had yet to get the details of the attack.
This incident is yet another reminder of the security challenges facing Nigeria, and the urgent need for the government to take concrete steps to protect the lives and property of citizens. The government must ensure that law enforcement agencies are properly equipped, trained, and motivated to tackle the rising cases of insecurity in the country.
