10 Police Officers Kidnapped By Gunmen In Kogi

Ten police officers from the Nasarawa State Command were reportedly abducted by suspected gunmen on Sunday in Kogi State.

According to The Guardian, the police officers were coming back from Osun State, where they had been assigned as police contingent in the state’s recently completed governorship election.

According to a police source, they were abducted in the state’s Obajana region

The source said, “On July 17, 2022, about 11:05 a.m., information was received from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Obajana that gunshots were heard along New By-Pass Road, close to Trailer Park, PTI Obajana.

“The DPO immediately mobilised patrol teams to the scene, where they met one white 18-seater passenger bus with registration number: GWA 295 YR, driven by one Usman Abdullah with six occupants.

“The seven persons identified themselves as officers from Nasarawa State Police Command returning from the Osun governorship election.

“They narrated that their vehicle developed a mechanical fault, and while trying to fix the vehicle, armed men emerged from the bush and kidnapped 10 officers.”

According to the report, an anti-kidnapping squad has been sent to the region to find the perpetrators.