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KOGI: 15 gunmen attack construction site, kill 2 policemen, abduct expatriate
Two police officers were said to have been killed while trying to prevent the abduction of an expatriate at a construction site in Obajana, Kogi State.
Willaim Aya, spokesman of the state police command, who confirmed the incident, identified the deceased as Ezekiel Negedu and Gini John.
Aya said John died on the spot while Negedu passed away at a hospital.
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According to the police spokesman, about 15 gunmen emerged from a nearby bush and attacked the construction site.
He revealed that the abducted expatriate, Jose Machada, a Portuguese civil engineer, along with other expatriates and Nigerians, were inspecting the project when the gunmen struck.
He further disclosed that the deceased policemen put up a spirited fight and resisted attempts by the gunmen to cause further damage, expressing his regret that Negedu and John died in active service to the nation.
Aya said Ali Janga, the state police commissioner, had raised a rescue team headed by the deputy commissioner of police and comprising men of special anti-robbery squad, mobile police force, Counter Terrorism Unit and others to track and rescue the abducted persons, adding that Janga had also visited the scene where he met with top officials and workers of the construction company on the incident.
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