A Mobile Police Sergeant and a civilian who are yet to be identified have been shot dead by gunmen who invaded a police checkpoint in Eku, Ethiope East council area of Delta on Friday.
It was gathered that one police rifle was stolen in the incident, which happened around 9 pm.
It was also learnt that civilians usually helped the operatives to light lamps in the evenings, and that the dead civilian could have been at the scene when the gunmen attacked the checkpoint.
Sources claimed the hoodlums shot sporadically as they approached the police officers in a Toyota Picnic vehicle.
The deceased officer was reportedly shot in the head while the civilian sustained two gunshot injuries and died in a hospital.
When contacted, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed the incident, adding that the other officers were unharmed.
She said: “Yes, it is true. A rifle was taken”.
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