Angry residents of Itobe community in Ofu local government area of Kogi State yesterday burnt police patrol vans in the area over the death of a commercial
He was allegedly shot by a police officer while trying to quell a crisis in the in Abuja Area of Itobe around 11:00am yesterday.The crisis was reported to have started following a feud between two warring groups in the area.
A witness, Umar Etu, said the crisis started when a police patrol team that came in to quell the situation shot and killed a resident.RELATED
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