Emerging report indicates that gunmen have killed at least 7 Policemen, during attacks on some checkpoints and Police Stations, in Rivers State, on Friday night.
It was learnt that the gunmen killed 2 Police Officers, at Rumuji Police Station, in Emuoha Local Government Area, burnt the Station and some vehicles inside the facility.
Also, the gunmen attacked another Police Station and burnt 2 Police Patrol vehicles, along the Rumuji axis of the East-West Road, around 10pm, on the same night.
A Police checkpoint called C-4-i, along the East-West Road, was also attacked, and 3 Operatives were feared killed there.
They attacked another Police checkpoint, at Ogbakiri Junction, in Emuoha Local Government Area, with 2 Policemen feared, and a vehicle burnt.
It was gathered that the hoodlums came in a Hilux van, and wore two different Security uniforms, to deceive the Policemen on duty.
The Spokesman for the State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the attacks, but said that he will make details available after visiting the areas attacked.
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, CP, Eboka Friday, was on an on-the-spot assessment of the incidents, at the time of filing in this report.