A voter and a policeman have been reportedly shot dead in two separate incidents in Dekina and Okene areas of Kogi State.
The voter whose identity could not be immediately ascertained was shot dead in Dekina Local Government Area during an argument with individuals suspected to be political thugs.
It was gathered that the incident caused panic in the area as people fled on hearing gunshots.
The policeman who was the security aide to Kabiru Onyene, the Special Adviser to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Domestic Matters, died when their vehicle came under attack from unknown gunmen on Friday evening.
Onyene and his aides were attacked while leaving his Agassa GRA residence along Obehira road in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State at about 6pm.
But while he survived the attack with minor injuries, his three aides sustained varying degrees of gunshot wounds but his police aide reportedly died.
The Kogi State Police spokesman, DSP William Aya, could not be reached for comment as calls to his phone rang out. He had yet to reply an SMS sent to his phone on the incidents.
