Gunmen Ambush FRSC Officers on Lokoja-Okene Highway, Kill One

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Unidentified gunmen reportedly attacked two Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officers travelling from Abuja to Lagos on an official assignment yesterday, killing one and injuring the other.

The Corps Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, disclosed in a statement today, that the incident occurred at about 1.50pm on the Lokoja-Okene road.

NewsmakersNG learnt that the officers were travelling in a Toyota Hilux with registration number, PILOT 01A, when the driver was shot in the head at Oshawa near Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.

“The suspected kidnappers, according to first information report, were said to have opened fire at the sight of the marked vehicle and unfortunately shot the driver in the head, killing him instantly.

“The vehicle subsequently lost control and veered off the road. It took hours before the rescue team could locate the vehicle in the bush and evacuate the victims,” the statement says.

The statement adds that the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi had expressed his heartfelt sympathy to the family of the bereaved, the entire management and staff of the Corps for the death of the officer.