Policeman, Two Gunmen Die In Shoot Out

Policeman, attached
to Bayelsa State security outfit, code-named Operation Doo Akpo and two gunmen suspected to be militants, have been killed in a gun duel.
It was learnt that two of the militants, overwhelmed by the firepower of Doo Akpo, lost their lives in the confrontation.
Also, in a separate incident, gunmen operating on a speedboat have kidnapped four employees of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company.
The two incidents were said to have occurred on Mondy in Nembe and Southern Ijaw local government areas of Bayelsa.
The attack that led to the death of the policeman was said to have happened at about 5pm in Opiama, Nembe local government.
The slain policemen, a sergeant, who was identified as Mathew Simon, was said to have been hit by the assailants bullets.
It was further learnt that the patrol van was drafted to guard workers constructing the Ogbia-Nembe Road.
Though the mission of the gunmen was unclear, a security source hinted.
He recalled that some of the workers constructing the road were kidnapped in a similar way in 2014.
The source, who did not want to be mentioned, said, “This time around, they were not successful as the policemen engaged them in a gun duel.  One of the policemen died.  However, police claimed that they killed two of the militants”.
The source also said the policemen claimed that the suspected militants escaped with the dead bodies of their two colleagues in the duel.