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Published 6 March 2021
There’s an urgent need for Nigeria to protect its institutions if it truly desires to attain set goals in the shortest possible time. Though it’s a fact that many things are in disarray in Nigeria traceable to incompetent leadership, every Nigerian should constantly strive to work for the betterment of the country. It’s in this way that urgent steps should be taken to halt the constant killing of cops by hoodlums and gunmen combined. At every opportunity, police officers are attacked by hooligans and there appears to be no end in sight.
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Matthew Ochei, Asaba
Gunmen, on Tuesday, went on the rampage, robbed a bullion van belonging to a bank and killed a police officer and two traders on the Ubulu-Okiti Road in the Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Sources in the community told our correspondent that the gunmen waylaid the bullion van on the road and overpowered the policemen escorting it.
One of the sources stated, “What happened yesterday (Tuesday) was like a war zone; the van was accosted by the gunmen, who were shooting indiscriminately and the police responded.
“The gunmen overpowered the policemen and killed an officer and two female traders; they emptied the bullion van, took all the money and escaped successfully. There was panic in the community as a result of the shooting.”