Gunmen Kill F-SARS Operative In Rivers

A state of uncertainty has been reported within Oyigbo, a boundary community separating Rivers with Abia State, following reports of alleged abduction and killing of a police officer by some gunmen.
It was gathered that the police officer, who was attached to Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was said to be a native of Enugu State, and was allegedly abducted and killed by gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the area.
Oyigbo, a major community in Oyigbo Local Government Local of Rivers State, has been a strategic flashpoint for the operations of IPOB members, who easily gain access into the community from a bridge at Imo River, which serves as the landmark border for both states.
The slain officer, who was believed to be on special duty around Oyigbo, reportedly took permission from his squad leader to go out in search of food, Wednesday night when he was abducted, taken to a bush path and slaughtered by his killers.
A source in Oyigbo said, “Passersby, who saw the dead body of the police alerted the Oyigbo Divisional Police, who dispatched officers attached to tactical units of Operation Sting and Anti-Cultism and others to curtail the activities of the rampaging hoodlums who later retreated to a neighbouring state after the exchange of fire”.
A senior police officer, who was part of the operation, revealed that the miscreants mutilated the body of the deceased officer, indicating that the officer was killed, “in a very cruel manner.”
When contacted, Spokesman of Rivers State Police Command, SP Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the incident but quickly added that details of the development were still sketchy.
The Rivers State Police Command had in a pre-Independence Day address, warned hoodlums acting in the guise of the proscribed IPOB members to stay off the state or face the full wrath of the law.

By: Susan Serekara-Nwikhana