Gunmen Friday, in Warri, Warri South LocalGovernment Area of Delta State, shot dead a mobile policeman and kidnapped an expatriate after the latter withdrew an undisclosed amount of money from a bankin Warri.
The hoodlums also took away the rifle of the policeman,who was left in a pool of his blood inside a white Hiace bus. He was believed to be on escort duty.
The armed men, who had killed up to three policemenin the last two months in Warri axis of the state carried out Friday’s attackabout 48 hours after the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mamman Tsafe,who relocated to Warri, early in the week, to map out fresh strategies on howto combat them, left the oil city for Asaba, the state capital.
Delta state police spokesman, Mr. Charles Muka,confirmed the incident when contacted by Saturday Vanguard, saying the policewere in search of the bandits, while it was gathered that the Delta WaterwaysSecurity Committee, DWSC, Warri, has also activated its intelligence networkfor information on the hoodlums.
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