Five gunmen have been killed, while six were arrested by security men suspected to be operatives of the Nigeria Police during a failed attempt to attack a police Division in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, Friday morning.<\/p>\n
Vanguard learnt that the gunmen who were camping at a forest between Oyigbo and Eleme LGAs were getting ready to launch the attack before they were ambushed by the security operatives following an intelligence report.<\/p>\n
A source, who spoke in confidence, said the bandits had opened fire on the security men on sighting them, leading to a gun battle which left five of the hoodlums killed.<\/p>\n
The source said: \u201cMany of them who came from the Oyigbo axis on their way to Eleme were killed. More than six of them were arrested by the police.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe body of those killed were thrown into a Hilux van, as were those arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n
It also said that the development caused panic in the area, due to the loud sound of gunshots that rented the air early in the morning.<\/p>\n
It said: \u201cAs I speak with you now, the place is tensed because of the heavy shooting we heard last night and early this morning\u201d.<\/p>\n
However, the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Nnamdi Omoni, said he was yet to get report of the incident, but promised to contact the relevant division.<\/p>\n
Also, efforts to reach spokesman of the 6 Division Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, Charles Ekeocha for confirmation proved abortive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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