4 policemen and bank manager killed by robbers in Rivers

 Suspected armed robbers, yesterday, killed
four policemen and a regional manager of a
new generation bank in Igwuruta, near Port
Harcourt, Rivers State.
The incident reportedly occurred at about
9:45am at the Igwuruta Roundabout in Obio/
Akpor Local Government Area of of the state.
Some eyewitnesses claimed that the bandits,
who were fully armed, did
not give room for
the deceased policemen to retaliate.
The hoodlums were said to have laid ambush
for the policemen and the bank manager
and opened fire on the Hilux van as they ap­
proached and killed them.
According to another eyewitness, the armed
robbers made away with the loot.
The eyewitness said: “Four policemen were
killed and one of the policemen, who tried to
escape, was also killed after he was hit by
the armed robbers’ bullets.
“The heavy gunshots on the Hilux van, did
not give the policemen any chance for
survival. Everybody ran away when they
heard the sound of gunshots.”
The incident was said to have forced
motorists plying the road to abandon their
cars and scampered for safety.
The second-in-command to the state Police
Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Grace Iringe-
Koko, confirmed the incident to newsmen.
She described the incident as an armed
robbery attack, adding that security agencies
had begun man hunt for the fleeing gunmen.
Source: sun news