Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked and killed some traders at Ofeapo, along Idrisu-Bagana Road in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The victims who were returning from the crisis-ridden Bagana market around 8:30 pm on Thursday were ambushed and killed by suspected bandits.
Four persons were killed while two others sustained various degrees of injuriesp .
The victims, who were mainly traders, were travelling in a tricycle popularly called Keke Napep, when gunmen opened fire on them at close range, killing four on the spot, while two others sustained injuries.
The spokesperson of the Kogi State Police Command, SP. William Aya, while confirming the incident, however, said one person, the tricycle rider, was killed .
Also two others sustained injuries and were rushed to medical facilities in Abejukolo, headquarters of Omala LGA.
