Benjamin Nworie in Abakaliki
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of the state Commissioner for Pension Board, Hon. Adebayo Solomon and the abduction of the Chairman of Yagba East Local Government, Mr. Pius Kolawole and some others by gunmen.
Unknown gunmen also on Saturday night attacked the Abaomege Police Station in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, killing of one Police officer on duty while another received a gunshot injury.
The injured policeman was receiving treatment at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki.
However, the attack on the police station was not totally successful as the gunmen failed to gain full access into the station.
Vigilantes killed kidnappers, arrest others in Kogi
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'Anini The Law' Gunned Down as Security Operatives Battle Kidnappers
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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has commended the vigilance group and security agents in Dekina Local Government Area of the state for the arrest of notorious kidnappers. Bello gave the commendation in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Mohammed, on Sunday after a successful operation where three kidnapped victims were also rescued. The governor said that the kidnappers had been operating and terrorising communities in the environs. According to him, the successful fight against criminals in the state is also coming at a time when insecurity is heightened in some parts of the country.