An inspector in the Nigeria Police Force has been killed by gunmen who also carted away his rifle and beret in Rivers State.
Nigeriacrime.com learned that the incident happened around the Oroworukwo-Olu Obasanjo area of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, on Friday night.
A security official who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the killers were driving in a grey colour 2005 Toyota Corolla and had stopped when they sighted the armed policemen attacked him.
The security official said the killers had shot their target, picked his AK-47 rifle and cap, and immediately drove off the scene to an unknown destination.
Confirming the development, the Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the officer is serving in Bayelsa State and had accompanied a ‘big man’ to Rivers State before the gunmen struck.
Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, who regretted the development noted that investigation has begun to unmask and arrest the devil-minded killers.
She said: “At about 8:30 PM information was received that one inspector attached to the Department of Operations, Yenegoa Bayelsa State was fatally shot in the head while escorting his principal around Landmark Hotel at Oroworukwo-Olu Obasanjo Port Harcourt.
“His rifle and beret were carted away. Patrol teams were immediately mobilised to the scene. Effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing hoodlums and recover the rifle. The corpse of the victim has been deposited at Military Hospital Port Harcourt for autopsy. Further development will be communicated.”