An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has been killed, and another critically injured in a highway attack by gunmen on Friday.
The personnel were travelling from Abuja to Lagos on an official assignment.
They were attacked on the highway at Oshawa at about 1:50 pm on Friday.
The attackers, according to a statement issued by the spokesman of FRSC, Mr. Bisi Kazeem, were suspected to kidnappers.
The two personnel of the FRSC were travelling in a Toyota Hilux pick-up van with registration number, PILOT 01A when they were ambushed by the gunmen at Oshowa after Zariagi on Lokoja-Okene.
Oshowa is a town close to Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
The kidnappers, according to first information report, Kazeem said, were reported to have opened fire at the sight of the marked vehicle and unfortunately shot the driver in the head, killing him instantly.
The vehicle subsequently lost control and veered off the road.
It took hours before the rescue team could locate the vehicle in the bush and evacuate the victims.
The Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has expressed his heartfelt sympathy to the family of the bereaved, the entire management and staff of the Corps, and the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the death of the officer who lost his life in active service.
The incident has since been reported to the Nigeria Police Force for immediate investigation.
