Views: Visits 22 Governor Nyesom Wike of Cross River State. By Davies Iheamnachor, PORT HARCOURT The Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has condemned the killing of seven policemen in the state by unknown gunmen. The governor in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, after an emergency meeting of the Security Council at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Saturday called for calm in the state Wike, who presided over the meeting, condemned the attacks by the unidentified armed assailants on some police formations. He reiterated that no amount of intimidation or cruel resort to barbaric attacks will make the State succumb to the secessionist agenda of those who are bent on plunging Nigeria into another unwarranted crisis.
Nine victims were said to have earlier been killed in different security check points in the state.
THISDAY source said the invaders attacked four security checkpoints on the Owerri-Port Harcourt road.
He noted that four policemen, three Nigeria Customs operatives and two soldiers, believed to be Air Force personnel in the JTF were the victims of the attack.
Similarly, yesterday morning, unknown gunmen stormed a camp at Abua and killed five soldiers.
The incident was confirmed by two top security personnel in Rivers State.
It was gathered at press time that all heads of security agencies in Rivers State were at a meeting at the headquarters of the Rivers State Police Command, ostensibly to re-strategise ahead of the new scale of insecurity in the state.
A fresh attack has been carried out by gunmen on a security formation in Rivers State and five soldiers have been reported killed.
The gunmen on Monday morning attacked the camp at Abua, in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, killing the officers.
Although the six Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt is yet to release an official statement, two top security personnel in Rivers State confirmed the attack and killings to Channels Television.
Meanwhile, all heads of security agencies in Rivers State are currently at a meeting at the headquarters of the Rivers State Police Command, ostensibly to re-strategise ahead of the new scale of insecurity in the state.
Translate
Breaking: Hours after killing 9 security operatives, gunmen kill 5 soldiers in Rivers
On
By Nwafor Sunday
Barely 24 hours after the death of nine security operatives in Rivers, unidentified gunmen, Monday attacked the camp at Abua, in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, killing nine soldiers.
Yesterday, the nine victims were said to have been killed in different security check points in the state.
Vanguard Source said the invaders attacked four security check points on the Owerri-Port Harcourt road. He noted that four policemen, three Nigeria Customs operatives and two soldiers, believed to be Airforce personnel in the JTF were the victims of the attack.
The Streetjournal Magazine is an online investigating media house that specializes on systematic, serious crimes, political corruption or corporate wrongdoing.