Unknown gunmen have attacked a joint security team in Yenagoa leading to loss of a policeman and personnel of Nigerian Securityand Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC)
.
It was gathered that
operatives of a Joint Task Force codename Operation Doo Akpor, repelled an
attack by gunmen at a nipping point at Okarki Junction, Yenagoa.
“On
Sept. 5, Operatives of Operation Doo Akpor, at Okarki Junction came under
heavy fire by gunmen, the gallant operatives engaged the hoodlums in a
shoot-out and repelled them from attacking the nipping point.’’
Police
Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa Police Command, SP Asinmi Butwait.
Butwait
regretted that unfortunately a Police Sargeant and an Operative of the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps, sustained fatal gunshots wounds, which led to
their death.
In
another development, gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed the residence of
one Chief Gbalipre Turner, on Sept. 5 at Samphino Road, Yenagoa and abducted
him to an unknown destination.
Butswat
said that Policemen responded swiftly and pursued the kidnappers to Onuebum
waterfront, where they abandoned the vehicle used in the kidnap and whisked
away with the victim through a speedboat.
He
explained that Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa Command, Echeng Echeng, has
ordered for a manhunt to rescue the kidnapped victim and arrest the fleeing
gunmen.
The
commissioner further appeals to members of the public to volunteer useful
information that will assist the police in its investigation.
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