Ebun Peters, one of the slain officers
Segun Atanda/
Suspected drug dealers have ambushed and killed three operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Okene, Kogi State.
Three others escaped unhurt in the attack.
The Commandant of the agency in the state, Alhaji Idris Bello, told reporters on Sunday in Lokoja that the three operatives were gunned down by unidentified gunmen about 8.30pm while on patrol.
Bello said that gunmen, who came on foot, attacked their victims around the main gate of the Federal College of Education, Okene.
He gave the names of the slain officers as Nicholas Onwumere, Ebun Peters and Abdulrahman Musa.
He said that the shot officers died on the spot, while the gunmen escaped with their rifles.
NewsmakersNG learned that security agencies in the state are making serious efforts to track down the killers.
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