THE police claimed on Wednesday to have
arrested three suspects in connection with the Monday and Tuesday gun
attacks in Okene, Kogi State, in which a total of 24 persons, including
two soldiers, were killed.
The Kogi State Police Command said the
suspects were arrested at a hide-out on Idare Hills of Okene following a
tip-off and after a brutal gun exchange between the police and the
suspected criminals.
Among the arrested is a 50-year old
woman. The suspects were said to have opened fire on sighting the
policemen in their hide-out with the leader of the suspects sustaining
gunshot wounds.
