Robbers kill six policemen in Kogi

Armed robbers, operating on the highways in Kogi State, killed six policemen within two days, sources told the News Agency of Nigeria.

NAN learnt that five policemen, including an assistant superintendent of police, an inspector and three others, from Zamfara Police Command were attacked on their way to Lagos on Monday night at Itakpe on the Abuja-Okene highway.

Two policemen, a sergeant and a corporal, were allegedly killed on the spot while their uniforms and weapons were taken away by the robbers just as the only constable among them escaped with bullet wounds on the thigh.

The constable, aided on both sides by policemen, was brought to Kogi Police Command headquarters on Tuesday morning from where he was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Also on Tuesday night, four policemen from Kogi command were attacked and killed at Adogo in Ajaokuta Local Government Area by armed robbers in police uniform, sources said.

The sources said the robbers also carried away the uniforms and weapons of their victims.

When NAN visited the state Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, the Commissioner, Mr John Abakasanga, was said to be too distraught to talk to the press on the matter.

But the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incidents, saying that, “We are still investigating and we are sure to hunt them down.”