Two people killed in Rivers police, hoodlum’s gun battle

After going on a shooting rampage on Saturday in the Ada George neighborhood of Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, a guy only known as Nuhu was shot and killed by the police. He had stabbed a police inspector many times and taken his AK-47 gun.

As soon as another police officer attempted to halt the thug, who was supposedly a scavenger, it was discovered that he had also attacked him and taken off running.
Our correspondent gathered that some passers-by and colleagues of the policeman whose rifle was snatched chased after him until he was out of sight.

On getting to a location called ‘Boro Pit’, the man was said to have started shooting indiscriminately with the snatched rifle and shot a man dead before the operatives arrived at the location
On sighting the policemen, it was learnt that the miscreant became aggressive and engaged them in a shootout before he was gunned down.
“This man (Nuhu) was believed to be on drugs,” stated an anonymous source. Even when the police noticed him, he attempted to fire them, but they retaliated by shooting him.

In confirming the occurrence, Grace Iringe-Koko, a spokeswoman for the state Police Command, stated that the man who was not recognized and who was shot by the miscreant both passed away.
“On November 16, 2023, at about 1500 hrs., the Rivers State Police Command received a message from DPO Rumukpakani Division that one hoodlum (male) identity yet unknown ran towards Inspector Ade Rotimi attached to the APC pin-down point by Ada George Road with three others, suddenly stabbed him multiple times on his head, and collected his rifle,” According to Iringe-Koko.

“He also sprinted in the direction of the Boro Pit Area, wounding Inspector Bala Yusuf on his hand.

Before agents arrived and stopped him from wreaking additional damage, he opened fire randomly and shot two unnamed individuals.