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An Inspector attached to the Edo State Police Command, whose identity has yet to be ascertained, was on Thursday killed when gunmen attacked quarry workers in the state.
PUNCH Metro gathered on Sunday that one other police officer, (an orderly) and an expatriate working with the company sustained various degrees of injuries during the attack at Ihievbe-Ogben in Owan East Local Government Area of the state.
A resident who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent on Sunday that the incident happened on Thursday when the gunmen ambushed the workers and shot them while they were going to their base camp after the day’s work.
The source said the police officer, an Inspector, died in the attack while one other officer and an expatriate sustained various degrees of injuries.
The resident said the injured expatriate and the police officer were receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
The resident said, “The incident happened on Thursday when the gunmen ambushed the workers and shot them while they were going to their base camp after they finished working on that day.
“I got information that a police officer, an Inspector, was killed in the attack, while one other officer and an expatriate were also injured. They are receiving treatment in a hospital.
When contacted on Sunday, the Edo State Police Command spokesperson, Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident and said one police officer was killed while another and one expatriate sustained injuries in the attack.
“The attack took place. One of our men was killed while another was injured alongside an expatriate.
“Investigation into the incident is ongoing alongside efforts in collaboration with the military to apprehend the suspects is in progress” he said.
