Tragedy As Vigilantes Kill Two In Kogi

“A clash led to the loss of two lives; an officer of the vigilance group sustained an injury.”

Tragedy struck in the Ogaminana community in the Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State has a vigilante group killed two persons in the area, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered.

It was gathered that the tragic incident occurred on Friday when the vigilantes raided a popular hotel where a nightclub was holding.

It was learnt that the nightclub was holding contrary to an order of the local government authorities banning such a gathering.

According to a statement by the Chairman of Adavi Local Government Area, Joseph Salami, two persons were reported dead in the Kogi community.

Salami said, “The vigilante group was on their usual night patrol and working according to laid down rules of the local government on the ban of nightclub activities within its domain.

“A clash led to the loss of two lives; an officer of the vigilance group sustained an injury, and their vehicle was destroyed,” the LG Chairman disclosed.

Salami further enjoined the youths in the Kogi community not to take the law into their hands over the incident, saying, “First, we placed a ban on nightclub activities, but as it is expected of us, we will take a critical look at the issue, investigate the genesis of it, and make sure whoever was involved is brought to book.

“As we all know, nobody is above the law, therefore, no stone will be left unturned in the course of our investigation. There’s no cause for alarm,” he said.

As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the incident was confirmed by the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Ede, noting that normalcy had been restored to the affected community.

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