Gunmen have reportedly killed an unspecified number of policemen and three Customs Officers at various checkpoints in Rivers State.
The incident occurred on Saturday night between Omagwa -Isiokpo – Elele communities in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers state, along the Port Harcourt – Owerri road.
In a statement issued yesterday, the River State Police Command confirmed the attack on the security personnel but did not say if any officer was killed.
According to the statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer in Rivers State, Superintendent of Police Nnamdi Omoni, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Eboka Friday “has launched a full-scale investigation into the dastardly attack with a view to arresting the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.”
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Cross River Police confirm cultists shoot kill four policemen for Calabar afta Aguata, Abayi-Aba attacks
25 February 2021
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Different security palava dey Nigeria at di moment.
Cross River State Police Command don confirm to BBC say suspected cultists kill four policemen today for Calabar southern Nigeria.
Police say dem don arrest five suspects wey attack and kill four of dia policemen for early morning of Thursday February 25.
Di state Commissioner of Police Sikiru Akande wey confirm di situation to BBC Pidgin say dem don arrest five of di boys wey dem believe say follow kill di officers and dem still dey look for di odas.