Suspected Gunmen Kill Police Inspector

Rivers State Police Command says an Inspector was killed by gunmen who ambushed and attacked its men on a stop and search duty at the Eliozu Flyover in Obio/Akpo Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday night.

The spokesperson of the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, who disclosed this in a statement said, the gunmen who were spotted in a carton-colored Sienna bus with fully tinted glasses drove in from the Rumuodumaya axis, near Port Harcourt where they launched the offensive which claimed the officer’s life.

She, however, said the team rose to the occasion and returned fire and killed one of the miscreants who wore masks, but that other gang members escaped by the whisker, while, extending the deepest condolences to the family and colleagues of the fallen inspector, assuring that, his sacrifice will not be in vain, noting that, his resolve to serve and protect remains unwavering, while, standing together against those who seek to disrupt the peace and harmony of the society.

Last year, a former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Division, Bako Angbashim, was ambushed and killed by a cult gang.

Since the death of the cop, the command has been on his trail, with constant land and air bombardments in the various hideouts of the Iceland cult leader, even as some of his lieutenants were gunned down previously.

However, on Monday, Grace Iringe-Koko, said intelligence reports revealed that the wanted cult kingpin was killed in a recent joint security raid in the Idu-Ekpeye community, Ahiada East LGA.