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BREAKING: Gunmen shoot dead two policemen, burn patrol vehicle in Akwa Ibom


The orgy of violence reared its head in Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday as some gunmen shot dead two policemen.

Tribune Online gathered that the two policemen were shot dead, their patrol vehicle razed and their rifles carted away by the gunmen in Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Amiengheme Andrew, and other top officers of the command were said to be at the scene of the incident for an on-the-spot assessment.

Details later…

    • Pascal Arogorn Ibe

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