Gunmen attacked and killed at least three people in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State.
At around 3 p.m. on Thursday, an unknown number of assailants ambushed and attacked a convoy of Toyota Prado jeeps on the Rumuokoro flyover in the state’s Obio/Akpor Local Government Area and opened fire.
Three police officers were killed, one person was kidnapped, and a large sum of money was carted away during the gun battle, which lasted several minutes.
An eyewitness who spoke on the condition of anonymity, however, said the perpetrators were dressed in military camouflage and had been loitering around the area, apparently waiting for their target before attacking.
When contacted the Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, she said details about the incident were still sketchy and that the Command was investigating.