An Inspector of Police was shot dead, yesterday, while a sergeant
narrowly escaped death, after suspected gunmen attacked them during patrol at
Isua-Akoko in Akoko Southwest Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The two policemen were on patrol duty to check the menace of
kidnappers when suspected gunmen opened fire on them. The gunmen, who opened fire on the Inspector
identified as Lasisi, went away with his rifle, while the sergeant escaped
death by the whiskers.
According to a source, the incident happened along Ise Akoko
in Akoko Northeast and Isua Akoko in Akoko Southeast area of the state.
The incident, the source said, caused anxiety among the
residents as the gunmen shot sporadically for minutes to scare away the
people.
The source further explained that the policemen were
on surveillance duty on the road to curtail the activities of the
kidnappers in the area when the gunmen who had been laying siege around the
axis, opened fire on their patrol van.
He said that the police inspector died instantly, while the sergeant,
who was in the vehicle with him, escaped.
He disclosed that the corpse of the slain policeman had been
deposited at the morgue in Ipe Akoko General Hospital.
The Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr.
Femi Joseph, who confirmed the incident, described the killing of the Inspector
as sad.
Joseph said the command has begun an investigation into the
incident, assuring that the perpetrators of the crime would be brought to book.
His words: "Detectives from the command have been
combing the area to ensure the arrest of these criminals. We will not be deterred
with the development to put an end to the activities of these bad elements in
the state."
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