At least one police officer was killed and 11 others missing after gunmen reportedly opened fire on them Sunday night in Benue State.
The slain officer was riding with his colleague from Anyibe to Ayilamo, both in Logo Local Government Area, when gunmen cornered them around 6:00 p.m, locals and a police officer were quoted as saying.
“The second policeman was lucky to escape the gunshots,” a resident of Ayilamo said.
Some officers who responded to the attack tried to go after the killers, only to run into a waiting ambush, locals said.
“Eleven officers are missing this night,” said a resident from Logo LGA. “These killers should be immediately declared a terrorist group now.”
At least one police truck was set alight, locals said.
Another resident said the remains of the officer had been deposited at a local government hospital in Ayilamo.
Police commissioner Fatai Owoseni was yet to confirm the attack last night.
But a senior police officer at the Area Command Headquarters in Katsina Ala said the command had received the news.
- Premium Times