Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Ede-Ayuba By Segun Salami Gunmen on Wednesday invaded Agbudu community in Koton-Karfe Local Gover...
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| Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Ede-Ayuba |
Gunmen on Wednesday invaded Agbudu community in Koton-Karfe Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing 14 persons with six others injured.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ede Ayuba,
confirmed the attack to journalists in Lokoja, the state capital.
According to him, the dead victims include 13 members of the
same family and one other person.
“Fourteen people were killed and six people were fatally
injured. The sad thing is that out of these 14 dead bodies that were brought
out, 13 are from one family,” the police commissioner said.
He added, “But in the interim, I want to give you that
assurance that we are not going to relent in our efforts.
“We will make sure that we get to the root of anything that
is behind the killings around that zone.”
Ayuba said as soon as he got wind of the situation, he
quickly dispatched a team of police operatives, including the Divisional Police
Officer in the area to the community.
He, however, explained that the gunmen fled the area before
the arrival of security personnel.
Residents of Agbudu community in Koton-Karfe Local
Government Area of Kogi State, have been thrown into mourning following the
killing of 14 persons on July 29, 2020.
Ayuba pledged that the State Police Command would not relent
in its efforts to tracking the perpetrators of the crime.
The commissioner said that the police had carried out some
preliminary investigations and discovered that there had been long-standing
communal feud in the community.
He noted that the police authorities are investigating the
attack, adding that the paramount ruler adding that the real cause of the
violence will be revealed soon.
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