PICTORIAL: Protest Rocks Kogi Community Over Insecurity

Egbe assemblage successful Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State was thrown into hostility connected Thursday arsenic residents staged a protestation implicit rising insecurity and the caller killings that person unsettled the area.

The objection followed a disturbing question of convulsive attacks, with residents expressing fearfulness and vexation implicit what they described arsenic deteriorating information conditions.

Egbe, which shares a borderline with Kwara State, had agelong been known arsenic 1 of the astir peaceful and industrious communities successful Kogi West, but the caller incidents person near the municipality connected edge.

The protestation came connected the heels of the sidesplitting of 3 constabulary officers by chartless gunmen astatine a checkpoint successful the community.

Confirming the incidental connected Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Kogi State Command, SP William Ovye Aya, told journalists successful Lokoja that the onslaught occurred successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday.

“Yes, I tin corroborate to you that 3 of our officers connected work were killed contiguous successful Egbe; a borderline assemblage with Kwara State, by yet to beryllium identified gunmen,” SP Aya said.

He added that the Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, had instantly deployed a tactical squad to the country successful pursuit of the attackers.

“The Commissioner of Police has deployed a tactical squad to the area. We are presently connected the way of these men of the underworld and they volition each beryllium arrested,” helium assured.

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