BREAKING: Gunmen Kill Two Police Officers In Rivers

Two Police Officers attached to Mile One Police Station, Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have been killed by yet to be identified gunmen, Daily Trust reports.

A witness said the deceased officers were shot dead while on a stop and search operation at Okija street in the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt.

The witness said the gunmen who were inside a vehicle swooped on the Police Officers and shot at them.

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The witness, who said the policemen were taken unawares, added that the victims died on the spot.

Contacted,the Rivers State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the story, saying the State Police Command is on the trail of the attackers.