Kamsi Anayo, Awka
Bandits have again killed two policemen and a passerby at a road checkpoint in Abugi community, Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The bandits were said to be fully armed and riding on a motorcycle when they carry out the dastardly act on Sunday morning on Abugi-Gugurugi road.
They ambushed the officers while on duty at a checkpoint in the community.
Eyewitnesses said the attackers shot sporadically into air as they seized the policemen’s rifles and fled the scene.
A resident said that the unsuspecting passerby was caught in the crossfire and died instantly.
The gunmen escaped on their motorcycle before security reinforcements could arrive.
The bodies of the deceased cops have been deposited at the morgue, while the area has been cordoned off to restore calm.
The attack is coming a few days after three policemen were killed by bandits at a road checkpoint in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government of Kogi State.
