Gunmen Invade Kogi Community, Kill 19 People , Set Houses Ablaze

• Group laments persistent killings, abductions in Kaduna communities

Suspected gunmen have invaded Agojeju Odo in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State and killed 19 people while many houses were set ablaze.This comes just as the Adara Development Association (ADA) has cried out over persistent attacks, killings and abductions in communities in Kajuru and Kachia local government areas of Kaduna State.

In Kogi, the Police Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, William Aya, confirmed the incident, saying the yet-to-be identified gunmen attacked Agojeju Odo community in Omala LGA on Thursday,

He noted that the Divisional Police Office of the local government informed the command that 19 people were killed while some sustained injuries in the attack.

He stated that the Kogi State Commissioner, CP Bethrand Onuoha, has deployed more policemen to the communities, assuring that the perpetrators of the heinous act will be apprehended.

The locals said the gunmen attacked the sleepy town of Agojeju Odo in Omala Local Government Area where men were killed and farm produce destroyed.

The community appealed to Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, and security agencies to come to their aid by deploying more security personnel to the area, as the police in the local government council have been overwhelmed and overpowered by the attackers.

Meanwhile, the President of ADA, Sebastian BardeAdara, in a statement yesterday, lamented that in the past three months over 41 people were killed while 222 others were kidnapped in over 35 attacks by bandits on 29 Adara communities in Kajuru and Kachia LGAs.