Unknown gunmen takes the life of a mobile policeman, other

A mobile policeman and another person in Bayelsa State were today killed by Unknown gunmen
Acting Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa Police Command, Mr. Rowland Eboka, said the unidentified deceased cop, was a Corporal.
He said the Corporal was shot dead at about 7am on Monday on his way to work.
It, was, however learn from residents of the Akenpai Area that the deceased Mobile police Officer, who was from Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state, was shot dead at a close range.


Also, unknown gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, have killed another person in the state.
Sources said the suspected pirates, numbering five, shot the victim dead in an attack on a passenger boat last Sunday along the Akassa-Yenagoa waterways.
It was learn that the bandits, who wore masks, also carted away valuables including money, handsets and the fuel line of the boat.


The boat driver, however, escaped with gunshot wounds.
The ill-fated boat plies between Bekekiri, a settlement in Akassa area of Brass Local Government Area, and the Swali Ultra-Modern Market in Yenagoa, the state capital.
“The corpse of the victim has since been handed over to the marine police in Yenagoa. The boat owner is also receiving treatment in Yenagoa,” a source said.