Gunmen suspected to be militants Tuesday attacked a patrol van of the Bayelsa State special police squad, code-named, Operation Doo-Akpo, killing a policeman.
The incident claimed the lives of two militants and a policeman during the gun battle that ensued in the process.
The attack happened at about 5pm in Opiama, Nembe local government area of the state.
The slain policeman, a sergeant, who was identified as Mathew Simon, was said to have been hit by the assailants’ bullets.
It was gathered that the patrol van was drafted to guard workers constructing the Ogbia-Nembe road.
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