Pirates kill policeman in Bayelsa

The Police Command in Bayelsa has confirmed that pirates killed a Mobile Policeman on waterways in Ikebiri, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.

The command spokesman, DSP Alex Akhigbe, confirmed the killing of the policeman on Tuesday in Yenagoa.

He said the dead policeman was escorting a barge to Koluama with his colleague when the pirates attacked them.

“Two policemen who were on escort duty on a barge from Port Harcourt to Koluama community in Bayelsa were attacked over the weekend by suspected pirates.

“One was shot dead while the other was badly injured. The policemen involved are not from Bayelsa command.

“They are from Port Harcourt, but were travelling to Koluama in Bayelsa with a barge when the incident happened,’’ Akhigbe said. (NAN)