Hoodlums kill two policemen in Rivers

Two policemen attached to the Rivers State Police Command were gunned down on Monday by some unidentified persons suspected to be cult members.

The two victims, whose names could not be ascertained at press time, were reportedly killed in Ogbunabali community, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of the state.

This happened a few hours after a pro-SARS reform rally by the All Progressives Congress and counter protest by the Peoples Democratic Party on the #EndSARS campaign which rocked Port Harcourt and its environs.

A source told our reporter that the hoodlums opened fire on the police van which was on security patrol in the area, killing the duo.

The source said after some gunshots were heard in the night, residents of the area observed that some policemen went in search of the hoodlums who had attacked their colleagues.

He noted that the victims were killed in the police van, stating that their remains were later taken away by the police officers.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, said the command was investigating the matter in order to apprehend the perpetrators of the act.

Omoni said, “Investigations are on to get the people behind that act. We are working to ensure that they (the killers) are fished out and prosecuted. At the moment, no arrest has been made, but we are working hard to track them down.”

On the #EndSARS protests, the PPRO said, “There was no breakdown of law and order during the protests. Normalcy has returned. The members of the public should continue to have confidence in the police.

“The Inspector-General of Police is trying to reform the SARS. SARS men have been doing good jobs in the state. They go after criminals and that is why we have peace in the state.”