Benue: Two police officers killed as gunmen ambush Ayilamo DPO’s entourage

Two recently deployed Mobile Police officers person been killed successful an ambush portion escorting the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Ayilamo Police Division backmost to the assemblage successful Logo Local Government Area of Benue State.

The officers, who were precocious deployed to Ayilamo, came nether onslaught astatine astir 6 p.m. connected Monday, September 14, portion accompanying the DPO connected his instrumentality travel from Makurdi.

The latest incidental brings the fig of constabulary officers killed successful Ayilamo to six wrong 4 days.

DAILY POST recalls that 4 Mobile Police officers were earlier killed connected Thursday, September 10, erstwhile suspected equipped attackers invaded the community.

The spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, Peter Aondongu, confirmed the latest onslaught to journalists successful Makurdi on Tuesday.

“The DPO’s entourage was ambushed connected its mode backmost from Makurdi to Ayilamo,” Mr Aondongu said.

He disclosed that 2 constabulary unit mislaid their lives during the attack.

The names of the deceased officers had not been made nationalist arsenic of the clip of filing this report.

Some residents who spoke astir the incidental alleged that the attackers were equipped herders operating from forests and abandoned settlements astir Tombo Council Ward successful Logo Local Government...