Police launch manhunt for cop killers in Bayelsa

The police in Bayelsa State have launched a manhunt for the alleged killers of an officer in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Ebere Onyeagoro, said at his maiden news conference yesterday in Yenagoa that the officer lost his life while on duty. Onyeagoro said the deceased ran into a clash […]

The police in Bayelsa State have launched a manhunt for the alleged killers of an officer in the state.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Ebere Onyeagoro, said at his maiden news conference yesterday in Yenagoa that the officer lost his life while on duty.

Onyeagoro said the deceased ran into a clash between two cult groups during which he lost his life.

The death of the police officer occurred at the popular Tombia Amasoma junction in Yenagoa on Sunday night.

The CP said: “It was essentially a problem of cultism; it was very unfortunate the officer ran into them and lost his life in that encounter.

“We are acting on intelligence to ensure that all those concerned in the killing are brought to book,” he said.