Unknown gunmen attack police station, behead Officer in Rivers

Unknown gunmen attack police station, behead Officer in Rivers

Unknown gunmen have reportedly attacked the Rumuji police station in Emohua local government area of Rivers State.


According to a security report gathered the gunmen were said to have beheaded one officer during the attack.
They also attacked and killed one police personnel at a checkpoint point at Ogbakiri junction in the same local government.
The attackers destroyed the checkpoint of the recently relaunched C4i police formation located at the Emohua axis of the East-west road in Port Harcourt.
These attacks were carried out around 10 pm on Friday night when the curfew declared by the Rivers state government had taken effect.
A source, who confirmed the incident, said the gunmen started shooting from Aluu in the Ikwerre local government area of the State before proceeding to their targets.
The Rivers State police command was yet to make any comment on the matter but the State had in recent times witnessed series of attacks on security formations in the State, leading to the declaration of the night curfew from 10 pm to 6 am daily.

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