Sagbama
Police Station, Sagbama, Bayelsa State, was struck by tragedy on Sunday after
gunmen shot and killed a police sergeant on guard duty in the front of the
station.
It
was learnt that the incident, which occurred about 8.30pm on Sunday, threw the
police station into confusion.
The
police sergeant, whose name has yet to be ascertained, was reportedly gunned
down by the hoodlums who were on a motorcycle.
Sources
claimed that the fleeing gunmen shot randomly at a group of policemen in the
front of the station, but the bullet hit the sergeant, killing him. The
hoodlums, said to be two in number, escaped.
It
was gathered that the cop did not die instantly. He was said to have been
rushed to the Sagbama General Hospital, where he later died.
The
Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa State Police Command, Mr. Asinim
Butswat, said the police had launched a manhunt for the killers.
-Punch
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