Two policemen on a stop-and-search duty have lost their lives to gunmen after being attacked at Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
It was gathered that the police operatives were gunned down at Okija Street while trying to block the hoodlums from making a U-turn at the checkpoint, Nation reports.
Victor Ohaji, a Commander of a local vigilante group in the area, Phalga Security Watch, said the deceased policemen, who were attached to the Mile One Police Division, were gunned down on Okija Street.
According to him, the hoodlums drove their vehicle to the checkpoint, attempted to make a U-turn after sighting the policemen but opened fire on two operatives, who tried to block them.
He also noted that the vigilant group requires assistance in the yuletide to fight crimes in the area.
The Rivers State Police Command has not yet issued an official statement on the incident.
