Gunmen Invade Rivers Police Station, Kill 2 Policemen

Gunmen have invaded Rivers Police Station, killing two policemen.

Newsone reports that unknown gunmen have killed two police officers in two night attacks on police facilities in Emohua local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers state, southern Nigeria.

This online news the gunmen also reportedly burnt two patrol vehicles and destroyed security checkpoints along East West road.

The Nation the incidents occurred around 10pm on Friday.

Governor Nyesom Wike had shut down all land borders and imposed curfew from 10pm to 6am to forestall attacks on security personnels and infrastructure in the state.

A report monitored on The Nation newspaper by Newsone, says the gunmen first stormed and destroyed C4I checkpoint located after Choba bridge without killing any officer.

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Newsone reports that the gunmen then proceeded to Ogbakiri junction where they killed a police officer on duty.

The attackers were also said to have moved to Rumuji Police station where they killed another officer, beheading him and razing two patrol vehicles before escaping through Elele Alimini axis of the East West road.

It was learnt the unknown gunmen operated without any challenge from security forces.

The report added that the hoodlums came in a Hilux van and wore two different security uniforms to deceive policemen on duty.

Meanwhile, Newsone reports that Rivers State Police Command is yet to issue a statement on the incident, this is even as the Commissioner of Police Ebola Friday has gone for on- the- spot assessment of the incidents.