Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday attacked the convoy of the Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, killing three policemen and a civilian.
Akabe was on his way to Abuja on an official engagement when the convoy ran into the robbers who were operating few kilometres away from Akwanga at about 6pm.
ASP Usman Samaila, spokesman of the Nasarawa State Police Command, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lafia.
Samaila however did not give details, saying the commissioner of Police, Bola Longe, had led a team of officers to the scene to assess the situation.
“As I speak with you now, the Commissioner of Police, the Deputy Commissioner Operations and other high ranking officers of the command have gone to the scene of the incident,” Samaila said.
Meanwhile, one of those in the convoy said the armed robbers opened fire on the convoy before fleeing.
According to him, three policemen and a driver were shot and killed by the armed robbers and their corpses have been deposited at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia.
The deputy governor, who was unhurt but looking shaky, was at the hospital but did not speak to journalists on the incident.
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