Kogi church, mosque killings: Suspects arrested in Edo

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.

Tension in Okene as police, soldiers search for stolen weapons

There was palpable tension in Okene, Kogi State as policemen and soldiers searched houses for weapons stolen from two soldiers by gunmen on Tuesday.
A gang og gunmen had on Tuesday killed two soldiers and taken away their weapons after a failed attempt to attack the Okene Central Mosque.