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7 Police Officers Killed In Rivers By Unknown Gunmen, 5 Riffle Missing


 Rivers State Police Command has confirmed last night's  series of attacks on Policemen and vehicles by unknown gunmen in the state.



In a statement by the police public relations officer Nnamdi Omoni, the incident which led to the death of seven Policemen occurred at  the special check point at Choba bridge where two Policemen on duty were killed and  a private car belonging to one of the Policemen was set ablaze.

A similar attack was launched at Rumuji Police Station by the same hoodlums who killed two Policemen on duty and burnt a Police patrol vehicle, however in  the course of  exchange of fire, two of the attackers  died on the spot. 

The third attack at Elimgbu Police Station was equally resisted by the Police, though three officers were killed, while the attackers  escaped with gunshot wounds in a snatched Sienna bus.

In the meantime, the corpses of the fallen heroes have been evacuated and deposited in the mortuary, while the Commissioner of Police, Eboka Friday, who led members of his management team and tactical Commanders to the respective scenes this morning for an on-the-spot assessment, has launched a serious manhunt for the perpetrators  with a view to apprehending the culprits and bringing them to justice.  

The statement enjoined the Public to increase their security consciousness and report any person or persons with gunshot wounds to the nearest Police Station or call the following numbers: 
1. 08032003514
2. 08098880134

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