Gunmen shot dead a police inspector during an attack on workers at a quarry in the Ihivbe-Ogben area of Edo State, south-south Nigeria.
Edo Police Spokesperson, Moses Yamu, confirmed to journalists on Sunday the murder of the inspector in Benin.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learned that the officer was attached to the quarry in Owan East local government of Edo.
Sources told NAN that the gunmen on Thursday ambushed the quarry workers and opened fire on them while the workers were returning to their base camp at night.
Yamu, superintendent of police, said that in addition to the slain officer, an expatriate and another police officer attached to the expatriate were injured in the attack.
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“The injured expatriate and the policeman are receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital,” a source said.
Yamu said police were investigating the incident.
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“The police, in collaboration with the army, are on the trail of the suspects,” the spokesman said.