Rivers State Police Command on Friday declared 5 policemen missing after an ambush from unknown gunmen on Wednesday at Okujagu waterways in Okrika Local Government Area.
The command additionally announced the arrest of fifty three suspects in connection with the missing policemen.
State Police Public family members Officer, Mr. Ahmad Muhammad, stated in a announcement that the policemen have been part of a workforce that had been on a movements police inquiry once they were attacked earlier than they might disembark from the boat conveying them.
Muhammad defined that six policemen, comprising two inspectors and 4 other officers have been originally missing even as Inspector Aferuan Imoukhuede was rescued a day after.
“The Rivers State Police Command has announced the missing of five policemen who along with different colleagues were ambushed in the early hours of Wednesday 25/05/2016 at the Okujagu community, Okrika Local Government Area.
“The policemen went to Okujagu community on a pursuits police inquiry when they have been ambushed by way of unknown gunmen earlier than they could disembark from the boat that ferried them, they had been bombarded with a barrage of heavy gunfire which forced them to scamper for protection.
“by the point the firing ended, six policemen comprising two inspectors and 4 other rank and file might not be accounted for however a day after Inspector Aferuan Imoukhuede, who was once among the lacking policemen, used to be rescued.
“Sting operations through the command are still on the highest apparatus to rescue the rest 5 missing policemen. Fifty-three suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident and are presently present process interrogation,” he added.
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