Robbers Kill, Set Four Policemen Ablaze In Edo

Four Policemen attached to the Sabogidda-Ora Police Division have been killed and their corpse set ablaze by suspected armed robbers.

The incident, according to witnesses, occurred at about 8:30pm on Saturday at the Oke New-Avbiosi Road junction along Uzebba-Ifon Expressway in Owan West local government area.

Residents in the area watched helplessly as the corpses of the policemen burnt beyond recognition inside the police van they were in.

It was learnt that the corpses have been taken to a nearby mortuary.

State Police Commissioner, Babatunde Kokumo, said he would talk on the incident later in the day.