Gunmen kill 2 policemen in Rivers

Two policemen and a suspected hoodlum have reportedly lost their lives during a gun battle  between armed men and police in Rivers State.    Witness account had it that the bandits had engaged policemen who were on routine operation in Ozuoba community in Obio/Akpor LGA,  in a shootout, killing two cops on the spot on Tuesday.  […]

Two policemen and a suspected hoodlum have reportedly lost their lives during a gun battle  between armed men and police in Rivers State.  

 Witness account had it that the bandits had engaged policemen who were on routine operation in Ozuoba community in Obio/Akpor LGA,  in a shootout, killing two cops on the spot on Tuesday. 

The State Police Command  spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the killings to journalists in Port Harcourt.

Omoni described the incident as unfortunate, saying that one of the  gang members also lost his life in the shootout. 

He stated that the bandits opened fire on the police officers, who were on stop-and-search operation on Tuesday night, along the road, killing the officers and carting away their guns. 

He added that one of the officers killed one of the hoodlums, while the bandits were trying to escape from the scene. 

He pointed out  that the Commissioner of Police,  Zaki Ahmed, had ordered full  investigation into the incident.