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Armed robbers attack First Bank kill DPO, seven policemen, one civilian in Kogi

By AdvocateNews on 04/06/2020

Scene of the Kogi bank robbery

A bloodbath was unleashed in Kogi State on Thursday, leading to the slaughter of nine persons, including a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and seven other of his men and one civilian, when daredevil armed bandits stormed a police station and a bank.

The incident reportedly took place at Isanlu, Kogi State, where the gang of armed robbers launched an attack on a branch of First Bank in the town.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that among those killed were the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in the town, five other Policemen and two Police women.

NAN sources indicated that while the DPO, the two Police women and four Policemen were killed at the Police Station, one Policeman was killed at the bank’s premises.

The other victim, a male civilian, died when a stray bullet hit him.

The armed robbers were said to have invaded the Police Station at about 1 p.m. and opened fire on all officers and men on duty.

The source told NAN that the Police Station was completely destroyed by the armed robbers who also set free all detainees in the detention facility.

The robbers later proceeded to the area’s First Bank Plc branch where they killed one of the Policemen on duty and carted away money.

An eyewitness, Mr Segun Thomas, said the robbery operation lasted almost one hour.

“The robbers came in two vehicles – a bus and a car – with which they also escaped from the town.

The car, believed to have been snatched from its owner, was later abandoned around Kizito College, Isanlu.

Mr William Aya, spokesman of the Police Command in Kogi, confirmed the robbery incident and the invasion of the Police Station, but added that the casualty figure was “still hazy”.

“The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ede Ayuba, has dispatched the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operation, to Isanlu to ascertain the true situation,” he said.

Aya promised to brief the press “as soon as details are available”.

Posted 04/06/2020 10:54:42 PM

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