Commotion In Ondo As Gunmen Kill Police Inspector In Ambush

Unknown gunmen have on Monday kill a police officer identified as Lasisi in an ambush attack during a road surveillance parade, Nigerian Cable News online has gathered.

I was gathered that the incident which caused commotion and fear happened at the Ise-Isua axis of Akoko area of Ondo state, after the Inspector of police attached to Isua divisional police office was shot dead by unknown gunmen.

Report also says that Another police Sergeant who accompanied the late Inspector narrowly escaped death.

The gunmen ambushed the policemen along Ise-Akoko -Isua road, border towns to Kogi and Edo states.

They were on an official assignment of a surveillance on the road to prevent kidnapping and armed robbery on the route, notorious for such crimes.

A source who witnessed the event recounted as follows:

“The policemen were always on that road for the past one year to check the activities of the bandits in the area. But it was unfortunate today (Monday) that some hoodlums just came from nowhere and opened fire on the policemen at the checkpoint. While Mr. Lasisi was killed other policemen at the checkpoint ran for their lives.”

The source also disclosed that after killing the policeman, the hoodlums went away with his gun.

A police source said the remains of the deceased was deposited at the morgue of the Ipe Akoko General Hospital while policemen had moved into the bush trailing the hoodlums.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident and said the men of the command were already on the trail of the hoodlums while an investigation into the matter had begun.

He said, “Our men are already combing the bush and I want to assure you that they would be arrested very soon.”