Gunmen in Delta State have struck again against security operatives killing six police officers in the state command.
The Nigeria Police Force spokesperson ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, who revealed this on Saturday, said six other officers are missing.
Similar to the Okuama killings of 27 soldiers, the gunmen ambushed their latest victims in Ohoro Forest, Ughelli North Local Government Arean (LGA) of the state.
This latest attack is coming 11 days after soldiers attached to the 181 Amphibous Battalion on and parts of peace mission were killed, their heads severed and some of their body parts removed in Ughelli South LGA of Delta State.
Adejobi said “The bodies of six of the slain officers have been recovered after a fierce search conducted by a combined team of police officers and other security outfits.
“The Force is focused on the search for the other six officers; while all their families have been duly contacted,” the statement said.
Adejobi identified the killed police officers as Inspector Abe Olubunmi, Inspector Friday Irorere, Sergeant Kuden Elisha, Sergeant Akpan Aniette, Sergeant Ayere Paul, and Sergeant Ejemito Friday.
The missing officers are Inspector Onoja Daniel, Inspector Onogho Felix, Inspector Emmanuel Okoroafor, Inspector Joel Hamidu, Sergeant Moses Eduvie, and Sergeant Cyril Okorie.
Adejobi said the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has “mandated the deployment of all necessary resources and personnel to apprehend those responsible for this senseless killing of our officers”.
This, he said has “led to the arrest of five (5) suspects in connection with the preceding incident and the killing, who are currently volunteering information necessary for the rounding up of all the perpetrators”.
