Three police officers serving as escorts to the Managing Director of an oil company at Rumuokoro area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State have been killed by Gunmen.
The officers lost their lives on Thursday, November 24 2022, when suspected kidnappers opened fire on the convoy of the Managing Director, killing his police escorts and then abducted him.
NigeriaCrime.com gathered that the police officers were in a Hilux vehicle when their attackers opened fire.
According to an eye witness, the gunmen blocked the vehicle in which the top oil worker was in before they rained bullets on the other one which conveyed the deceased police officers.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said a full-scale investigation has been launched.
Iringe-Koko said yes, it is true that three policemen were killed. It is very unfortunate. They were providing escort for the oil company workers when the incident happened. But we are on it and an investigation has been launched immediately into the incident to apprehend the suspects.”
Recall that about a month ago three policemen were killed by gunmen who attacked the convoy of Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries along the Benin-Auchi Road in Edo State.
The outspoken cleric was said to be returning to his Auchi base from Benin City after a foreign trip when suspected kidnappers opened fire on his convoy around Warrake village close to Auchi Town.
The well-armed gunmen killed three of his police escorts and four other yet-to-be-identified persons