Three policemen and a tanker driver were reportedly killed by suspected oil bunkerers at Oguda in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State.
It was learnt that the Oguda area close to the boundary between Kogi and Edo State is a haven for bunkerers who siphon petroleum products from the NNPC pipeline.
As stated by a source, the police may have engaged the bunkerers who always carry out their illegal activities in the area in a shootout.
The source said sporadic gunshots was heard from the direction where illegal bunkering activities normally take place, saying that people only saw the corpses hours after the shootings.
Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Adeyemi Samuel Ogunjemilusi, who comfirmed the incident, said it was not clear what happened but suspects it was the handiwork of bunkerers.
He however solicited for useful information that would enable them police apprehend the culprits.