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Daredevil militants gun down cop, loot Marine police armoury
The headquarters of the Marine Police in Iwopin, in the Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State came under attack when daredevil militants attacked the premises killing a police sergeant and wounding two others.
According to a an eyewitness who resides in the community, the deceased cop, Sergeant Segun Akinola, and his colleagues were on duty around 8.45pm on Thursday when the gunmen struck, looting the police armoury, and carted away weapons, including a speedboat.
“Around 8.45pm, the militants entered the community through the waterways. They got down from their boats and started shooting indiscriminately,” the witness said.
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Continuing, the witness added that; “When they got to the Marine Police Station, they shot the Sergeant dead. They wounded two others before entering into their armoury and carting away weapons, including a speedboat.
“They left after the operation which lasted about one and a half hours in the place. They didn’t have any disturbance or confrontation throughout the period. They later escaped through the waterways.”
The incident was confirmed by Abimbola Oyeyemi, the spokesperson for the police in Ogun State.
“They attacked the marine station at Iwopin. The commissioner of police visited the place on Friday to assess the situation and see things for himself. He was there with the deputy commissioner of operations to reinforce security. Special units have been deployed in the area to provide security for lives and property,” he said.
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JOHNSON PETER
May 7, 2017 at 11:31 am
It’s time for Nigerian government to station police officers, naval officers on guards in our waters be it Rivers, seas, lake or whatever . They should mount all estuaries of all waters permanently.
seyi jelili
May 7, 2017 at 1:06 pm
You want cold to kill them? Or fishes to eat them up? Lol. Though that is the work of our Navy and not police , any havoc that takes place on water is the fault of our Nigerian Navy.
yanju omotodun
May 7, 2017 at 12:05 pm
So it’s ogun state turn now after leaving Lagos State in Ikorodu. These militants are treading beyond their limits. We need to beef up security measures in our waterways.
Agbor Chris
May 7, 2017 at 8:01 pm
This is actually in sane, Nigeria forces should always be at alert always. The militants caught them unprepared
Animashaun Ayodeji
May 7, 2017 at 8:07 pm
The militants spent over one hour and no rescue team was at the venue! Nigeria’s security system sucks and can nevertheless be depended on.
Anita Kingsley
May 7, 2017 at 8:12 pm
Are you just knowing that our security is extremely bad? ALL the policemen are just figure heads and the whole security system is a joke.