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The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed reports that items recovered from criminals, which were stolen from the Rivers State syringe factory and

Gunmen kill Nigerian police officers in southern oil hub: Police Al Jazeera English © Security forces fired back at the attackers killing at least two of them, police said [File: Olamika... Security forces fired back at the attackers killing at least two of them, police said [File: Olamikan Gbemiga/AP] Gunmen have killed at least seven Nigerian police officers in a night of attacks in the southern oil hub of Rivers State, police said on Saturday. The attackers opened fire on a checkpoint on Friday evening, then drove on to hit two police stations, the statement said. Office...

A gun has killed Nigerian police at a southern oil center: Police | Nigerian news River State police stations and security controls are deteriorating security in the country. Army men have killed at least seven Nigerian policemen on the night of an attack on an oil center in southern Rivers State, police said on Saturday. The attackers fired at the checkpoint on Friday afternoon and then rushed to two police stations, the statement said. Authorities fired, killed two of the attackers and injured others who fled in a stolen car, police added. The killings are undermining security in Rivers Sta...

  A manhunt is underway after a night of violence left at least seven police officers dead in Nigeria's oil-rich Rivers State on Friday. Gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint in the southern state, then drove to two police stations, killing officers and burning patrol cars, police say. Police killed two of the attackers but are searching for those who escaped. It is not clear who was behind the killings, but the region has seen a surge in separatist attacks on police. The unidentified armed men, driving a Toyota Hilux van, launched their "surprise assault" on the checkpoint at Choba Bridge at a...

Gunmen have killed at least seven Nigerian police officers in a night of attacks in the southern oil hub of Rivers State, police said on Saturday. The attackers opened fire on a checkpoint on Friday evening, then drove on to hit two police stations, the statement said. Officers fired back, killing two of the raiders and injuring some of the others who escaped in a stolen car, police added. The killings came amid deteriorating security in Rivers State – whose capital, Port Harcourt, is the gateway to the oil-rich Niger Delta region – and other parts of Africa’s largest crude exporter.