Suspected Gunmen Shot Police Area Commander In Edo

A senior police officer in Edo was on Friday shot by yet-to-be-identified gunmen while on duty.

Chidi Nwabuzor, the command spokesman, who confirmed the incident to NAN in Benin, the Edo capital, disclosed that the officer is an area commander.

Nwabuzor did not state the name of the officer, but said the gunmen shot the policeman while responding to a distress call.

He, however, added that the wounded officer is receiving treatment at an undisclosed medical facility in Benin.

According to NAN, sources said the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday at the popular Murtala Muhammed way, by the third east circular road junction in Benin.

The development comes days after gunmen attacked the Igueben divisional police headquarters in the state.

The attack was said to have lasted for hours, leaving the building riddled with bullets, while vehicles, including that of the divisional police officer, were vandalised.