Gunmen Shoot Total Seven Police Leaders In Nigeria Rivers Attack.

A manhunt is underway after a night of violence left as a minimum of seven law enforcement officials lifeless in Nigeria's oil-rich rivers country on Friday. Gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint inside the southern nation, then drove to 2 police stations, killing officers and burning patrol automobiles, police say.

Police killed the attackers however are attempting to find folks that escaped. It isn't always clean who changed into at the back of the killings, but the vicinity has seen a surge in separatist assaults on police.

The unidentified armed guys, riding a Toyota Hilux van, released their "wonder assault" at the checkpoint at cohoba bridge at around 20:30 neighborhood time (19:30 BST) on Friday, police spokesperson Nnamdi omoni stated.

After taking pictures of lifeless law enforcement officials on the checkpoint, they killed greater officers and set fire to a patrol vehicle at the romaji police station, Mr omoni stated. Police fired again there and killed two of the attackers, he stated.

The remaining gunmen then killed three greater officers at the elimgbu police station, he brought. Some cops and squaddies have been killed in the place in current weeks, prompting a night-time curfew.

After taking pictures of useless police officers at the checkpoint, they killed two more officers and set fire to a patrol automobile at the romaji police station, Mr someone said. Police fired lower back there and killed the attackers, he said.

The last gunmen then killed three more officials on the elimgbu police station, he introduced. A number of cops and infantrymen have been killed in the location in current weeks, prompting a night time-time curfew.