Lagos State Police Command on Monday confirmed the killing of a policeman in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State by gunmen suspected to be cultist.
The gunmen allegedly escaped with rifles, belonging to the slain officer and his injured colleagues.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, while confirming the incident said the police were investigating the matter.
According to him, the deceased policemen and his colleagues attached to the Imota Divisional Police Station were reportedly on duty at Enuren junction, along Itokin road, last Friday night, when they were attacked by the gunmen, one of the officers was killed while three other were seriously injured in the attack.
Sources said the assailants, suspected to be errand boys of land grabbers, ambushed the police patrol team, opened fire and killed one on the spot and escaped with his rifle.
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“On Saturday, police raided cultists’ hideouts in Emuren, Shagamu Local Government Area of Ogun,’’ a resident said.
