Friday, September 12, 2025 - The Egbe community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi state today September 11 staged a protest over rising insecurity and the recent k!llings recorded in the area in recent times.
Egbe, which shares a border with Kwara State, had long been
known as one of the most peaceful and industrious communities in Kogi West, but
the recent incidents have left the town on edge.
The protest came on the heels of the killing of three police officers by unknown gunmen at a checkpoint in the community. The state police public relations officer, SP William Ovye Aya, confirmed the k!lling of the police officers by assailants.
“Yes, I can
confirm to you that three of our officers on duty were killed today in Egbe; a
border community with Kwara State, by yet to be identified gunmen,” SP Aya said
He added that the Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye,
had immediately deployed a tactical squad to the area in pursuit of the
attackers.
“The
Commissioner of Police has deployed a tactical squad to the area. We are
currently on the trail of these men of the underworld and they will all be
arrested,” he assured
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