By Victor Ogunje in Ado-Ekiti and Bassey Inyang in Calabar
No fewer than two policemen were killed yesterday and their rifles stolen by gunmen in two communities in Cross River State.
A Chinese expatriate was also on Tuesday evening kidnapped by bandits in Ekiti State and his whereabouts were yet to be ascertained by security agencies as at yesterday.
In the Cross River State incidents, the gunmen killed the policemen at two checkpoints at Ofatura and Onyadama in Obubra Local Government Area, in the early hours of yesterday.
There was an unconfirmed report that six policemen and a soldier were killed in the attacks.