Rivers: Sea Pirates Kill 4 Policemen, Hijack Gunboat

                         

Unknown gunmen suspected to be sea pirates yesterday afternoon killed no fewer than four policemen, including an Assistant Superintendent of Police in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

Learnt that the policemen were on patrol on the Abonema Wharf when the pirates, who were masked, suddenly appeared and opened fire on them, who are of the Police Marine Division of the State Police Command.

It was also learnt that a policeman, who was in the gunboat, survived the attack because he had jumped into the sea and swam to safety, while the assailants made away with the boat.
Gathered that the hoodlums had laid ambush for the unsuspecting marine policemen, who were on a mission to prevent any criminal activity in the wharf and its environs.