Election 2015: Gunmen kill Police Coporal In Bayelsa

Unidentified gunmen have killed a riot policeman and another person in Bayelsa State.

The killings happened in two separate incidents in the state.

Police authorities in Bayelsa confirmed that the riot policeman was killed in the Akenpai 1 area of the state capital by unidentified gunmen who also stole his service rifle...

The acting Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa Police Commanrd, Mr. Rowland Eboka, said the deceased cop, was a corporal.

He said the corporal was shot dead at about 7am on Monday on his way to work.

It was, however, learnt from residents of the Akenpai area that the deceased cop, who was from the Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state, was shot dead at a close range.

An eyewitness, who identified himself simply as Preye, said the gunmen, had laid an ambush for the policeman and caught him off guard as he was shot from behind.

The acting PPRO said, “Yes, It is true. He was shot dead and his rifle missing. We are making efforts to apprehend the killers and recover the stolen weapon.”

Also, unknown gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, killed another person in the state.

Sources said the suspected pirates, numbering about five, shot the victim dead in an attack on a passenger boat last Sunday along the Akassa-Yenagoa waterways.

It was learnt that the bandits, who wore masks, also carted away valuables, including money and handsets.

The boat driver, however, escaped with gunshot wounds.

The ill-fated boat plies between Bekekiri, a settlement in Akassa in the Brass Local Government Area, and the Swali Ultra-Modern Market in Yenagoa.

“The corpse of the victim has since been handed over to the marine police in Yenagoa. The boat owner is also receiving treatment in Yenagoa,” a source said.