On Saturday, the Police Command in Kogi announced that two more bodies had been found following a bandit raid on merchants in Bagana village, Omala Local Government Area, Kogi.
According to SP William Ovye-Aya, the Kogi Police Command's spokesperson, the finding raised the death toll from Thursday's bandit attack on traders to three.
According to Ovye-Aya, who spoke to reporters on Friday, only one person—a tricycle rider—was killed in the incident, while two traders suffered serious injuries.
“But I want to confirm to you and the public this morning of Saturday, Sept. 10 that the number of deaths has risen to three with the discovery of two more dead bodies by our personnel.
“Our earlier confirmation of one person against the wide speculation of four persons, was when the incident happened.
“But when our personnel went on a thorough search of the bush that two more corpses were recovered and reported to the Command.
“Therefore, only three persons died during the unfortunate attack on those innocent traders in Bagana, while the two injured persons received treatment at the hospital in Abejukolo town,” he said.
"Our officers and men are seriously searching out for the hoodlums to ensure their arrest and prosecution," Ovye-Aya stated, despite the fact that no one has been apprehended.
Recall that on that fateful day, the victims—all Abejukolo Community residents—had gone to Bagana Market to conduct business. However, when they were returning home from the market at around 8.30 p.m., they were ambushed by suspected bandits. during Thursday.
The attackers opened fire on the victims as they were riding in a tricycle known as a "Keke Napep," killing three people—including the rider—and wounded two others.