In the last 24 hours, six police
officers have been killed in different attacks in Rivers and Bayelsa states.
On Monday, two police officers
said to be escorting a vehicle conveying money, were shot dead by unidentified
gunmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital.
The police officers were
reportedly attacked at a checkpoint around Ojoto area of the state capital.
The gunmen reportedly carted away
the rifles of the dead officers and some undisclosed sum of money.
Nnamdi Omoni, the state police
public relations officer who confirmed the incident, disclosed that the police
command had arrested nine suspects in connection with the incident.
He said the arrest was made after
the force declared a manhunt for the suspects, noting that they would be made
to “bear the full weight of the law” if found guilty.
Few hours before the Rivers
incident, some gunmen had invaded a police station in Agudama community in
Bayelsa state, killing four officers, including a pregnant policewoman.
Sources in the community were
quoted as saying the attackers also made away with rifles and ammunition during
the operation that began around 2am.
The attacks happened after angry
youth overran a police station in Obowo local government area of Imo state,
carting away arms and setting it on fire.
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