By  Kingsley Omonobi

ABUJA—The Police in Abuja yesterday disclosed that an attempt by unknown gunmen to attack one of its divisional stations in Kogi State, with a view to carting away arms stocked in its armoury has been foiled.

This disclosure came to light just as the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba directed all Zonal AIG’s and Command CP’s in the country to tighten security around orphanage centres to curtail the increasing menace of babies’ trafficking.

A statement on the Kogi incident signed by Force Public Relations Officer, CP Emmanuel Ojukwu said, “At about 2100hrs of Sunday 21st September, 2014, unknown gunmen unleashed heavy attack on Adogo Police Station, in the Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State, from different directions of Okene, Ajaokuta, and one other route, apparently desirous of carting away Police arms.

“The Policemen on duty swiftly took positions and returned fire. The heavy dynamite launched by the attackers, demolished and set fire on part of the Station. The desire of the hoodlums to cart away arms was aborted, as the Police successfully evacuated the arms from the Station, to safety.

“As at the time of this report, no human casualty was recorded on the part of Police, while some of hoodlums, escaped with bullet wounds.
“However, the area has been reinforced while frantic efforts are ongoing to track-down the fleeing hoodlums.

Meanwhile, the Kogi State Police Command has appealed to members of the public, to report anybody seen with bullet wound, of any sort, to the nearby Police Station or other Security agencies.

Also, the Police said that following recent disturbing trends involving the sale of babies within and outside the country especially in some Motherless Baby’s Homes across the country, the IGP  has directed all Assistant Inspectors-General of Police in charge of Zonal Commands, State Commissioners of Police and other Police field Commanders to put measures in place in order to put an immediate end to the illegal sale of babies in the country.

While reiterating that all the Motherless Babies Homes and Centres in their respective domains should be properly monitored so as to nip in the bud the trafficking of babies within and outside the country, the IGP directed that all Police personnel should be  lectured on this subject.
The IGP therefore called on the members of the public to furnish the Police with the necessary information that will help in addressing this heinous crime.