Gunmen k!ll police officer at checkpoint

Gunmen kill police officer at checkpoint

The Edo State Police Command has said that a police inspector attached to the Ekiadolor Area Command was killed by gunmen during a routine stop-and-search operation.
The command, on its X handle on Sunday, stated that: “The incident occurred today at about 1200 hours when an unregistered, black, heavily-tinted Lexus SUV approached the checkpoint and refused to stop when flagged down by the police team. The suspicious conduct of the occupants prompted the operatives to make further efforts to subject the vehicle to standard security checks.
“Tragically, in the course of this lawful engagement, one of the occupants of the vehicle suddenly opened fire on the inspector at close range and zoomed off.
“The command has since commenced a full-scale investigation and intensive manhunt to track down the perpetrators of this heinous crime. All available intelligence and operational assets have been deployed to ensure that the assailants are apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law”.
The Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, urged members of the public to remain vigilant and report any sighting of a vehicle matching the above description to the nearest police station or through the command’s emergency hotlines: 08037646272 and 08077773721.