An inspector and two locals were on Tuesday, killed during an attack on a police station in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State.
In a statement, the Public Relations Officer of the Kogi State Police Command, William Aya revealed that the incident was a fallout of the robbery attacks on two banks in Odo-Ere and Egbe by armed men.
After the attack occurred, the police in collaboration with other security agencies as well as the local hunters and vigilantes, launched a manhunt of the suspects who escaped to the hills.
Following the search conducted through aerial surveillance by a police helicopter, along with the Special Forces, two of the suspects were caught arrested and taken to the Odo-Ere Division (police station).
However, a mob stormed the police facility, demanding that the two suspects arrested be given to them to lynch.
When the police tried to pacify the mob, they became violent during and this led to the death of one Inspector Bamisaye Gbenga and two locals.
Another policeman, Sunday Alechenu, was injured.
Read the full statement below:
It would be recalled that, on Tuesday 14/12/2021, some suspected armed robbers attacked the UBA in Odo-Ere and Access Bank Egbe all in Yagba West Local Government of Kogi State.
Consequently, the Police launched a manhunt of the suspects in synergy with other security agencies, the Hunters and Vigilantes to the hills where they escaped to.
While the operations are going on through aerial surveillance by the Police Helicopter alone with the Special Forces at the Oke-Ere hills, where the Hoodlums were trapped, two of the suspects were arrested and taken to Odo-Ere Division.
The irate mob went to the station, demanding that the two suspects arrested be given to them to Lynch. All efforts by the Police to placate the mob prove abortive, and they became violent, in the process lynched one INSPR. Bamisaye Gbenga, to death and injured PC Sunday Alechenu.
In the efforts to disperse the mob, two persons, a male and a female were maimed but both died in the hospital while receiving treatment. Meanwhile, Part of the station was set ablaze by the mob.
The Commissioner of Police while condemning the act of lawless perpetrated by the Youth of Ode-Ere, calls on them to restrain from taking the law into their hands. While assuring the public that at the conclusion of the investigation, the suspects will be arraigned in court to face justice.
The Commissioner of Police extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their lives during the unfortunate incident
DSP WILLIAM OVYE AYA,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,
KOGI STATE POLICE COMMAND”
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