Some yet-to-be identified gunmen on Saturday attacked a police team at Famgbe community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, killing one while others sustained injuries.
The policemen, it was learnt, were on routine patrol along the Famgbe-Ayama Ijaw road when they came under ambush attack at about 7am.
A policeman was reportedly killed while another operative and a child were injured during the skirmish.
Though the reason for the attack could not be verified, a security source however said it appeared the gunmen were on a mission to steal the weapon of the operatives who fought back gallantly and one had to pay the supreme price.”
The exchange of gun fire between the policemen and the gunmen was said to have triggered panic among residents of Banga camp, a suburb of Famgbe community.
Contacted, the state police confirmed the development saying the attackers fled into the bush with bullet injuries, while a policeman was killed.
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