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The Police Command in Kogi has confirmed the killing of three persons by gunmen at Agbenema village in Omala Local Government Area of the state.
A statement signed by the command’s spokesman, ASP William Aya said that the attack was carried out on March 19.
Aya denied media reports that 11 persons, including the traditional ruler of the village, were killed in the attack.
According to him, the reports are false, mischievous and aimed at disturbing the existing peace in the state.
“The traditional ruler was not among the victims,” he said.
This is coming after reports credited to the Commissioner of Police, Mr Ali Janga, claimed there were no fresh attacks in the state.
When Premium Times contacted the commissioner of police in the state, Ali Janga, he said no such killings happened in the state.
“I’m not aware and it is not true, there was no attack in any part of Kogi state.”
Also, the chief press secretary to the state governor, Petra Onyegbule, said she was briefed by the state security adviser, Comdr. Jerry Omodara, on the matter and he confirmed to her that the reports were false.
“I reliably gathered that there was no attack on any of the villages in Kogi State,” she said.
She said the “latest attack in the state was a week ago” but the governor had already visited the communities and is set to constitute a panel of inquiry to investigate the root of the crises.
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