No fewer than two personnel of the Rivers State Command of the Nigeria Police Force have been shot dead by yet to be identified gunmen.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the policemen were attached to Diobu Mile 1 Division, and were reportedly shot dead during a stop-and-search operation at Okija Street in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday night.
The spokesman of the state Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the incident, told newsmen in Port Harcourt that the gang carted away an AK47 rifle belonging to one of the officers.
He disclosed that the command recovered a Toyota Corolla car with Reg.No. Rivers ABU 380 AW, used and abandoned by the attackers.
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Omoni added that the State Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, has ordered investigation into the attack.
‘I can confirm the attack on our men posted to Okija Street on Stop and Search by unknown gunmen last night. Two police officers were killed. Investigation has been ordered by the CP.
‘One Toyota Corolla with Reg.No. Rivers ABU 380 AW, used by the attackers, was abandoned. One AK47 rifle belonging to one of the officers was carted away,’ he said.
Also, gunmen have attacked Junior Secondary School (JSS), Yebu, in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and abducted the Vice Principal, Mohammed Nuhu.
The gunmen, who stormed the school in their numbers, were said to have surrounded the quarters after scaling through the fence and tied the security man on duty, broke into the apartment of the vice principal and took him away.
Africa Daily News, New York further gathered that the incident, which took place early Saturday morning, came few days after the vice principal of Junior Secondary School, Kwaita, also in Kwali area council Abubakar Abdullahi Gbedako, who is also the Chief Imam of Yabgoji Central Mosque, Abubakar Abdullahi Gbedako, who kidnapped.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
