According to the police spokesperson, the attackers emerged from the bush and opened fire on the police patrol team as they arrived at the spot for routine patrol.
The police in Nigeria have confirmed that gunmen on Wednesday attacked their patrol team, killing two officers.
Confirming this, the Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, William Aya, in a statement said the police patrol team were attacked along Agbaja Road in Lokoja, the state capital.
According to the police spokesperson, the attackers emerged from the bush and opened fire on the police patrol team as they arrived at the spot for routine patrol.
Aya said, “However, the command lost two of its personnel during the gun duel with the hoodlums as they fled before the re-enforcement team arrived.
“The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Akeem A. Yusuf, immediately deployed a team of tactical operatives to the area while trailing the hoodlums to apprehend and bring them to book.”
The commissioner further directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Investigation) to commence an investigation into the incident.
“The Commissioner of Police also uses this medium to call on the people of the area to assist the police with credible information on the identity of the hoodlums to enable the Command to curtail their acts of criminality,” the statement added.