{"id":132273,"date":"2023-12-18T10:36:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T10:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/18\/two-killed-as-police-clash-with-hoodlum-in-rivers\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T10:36:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T10:36:05","slug":"two-killed-as-police-clash-with-hoodlum-in-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/18\/two-killed-as-police-clash-with-hoodlum-in-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Killed As Police Clash With Hoodlum In Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A man identified as Nuhu was killed during the weekend by the police operatives after he allegedly embarked on a shooting rampage in the Ada George area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday when the hoodlum reportedly stabbed a police inspector multiple times and seized his AK-47 rifle.<\/p>\n<p>According to PUNCH report, Nuhu, who is believed to be a scavenger, also attacked another police officer who attempted to intervene before fleeing the scene.<\/p>\n<p>INFORMATION NIGERIA learnt that some passers-by and colleagues of the policeman whose rifle was snatched chased after him until he was out of sight.<\/p>\n<p>However, on getting to a location called \u2018Boro Pit\u2019, the Nuhu was said to have started shooting indiscriminately with the snatched rifle and shot a man dead before the operatives arrived at the location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Rivers: Militants Kill Four Soldiers, Abduct Two Oil Workers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A source who pleaded anonymity said: \u201cThis man (Nuhu) was believed to be on drugs. Even when the policemen saw him, he tried to shoot them and they repelled and shot him dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the horrible incident, the Spokesperson for the state Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the unidentified man shot by the miscreant and the latter shot by the operatives died.<\/p>\n<p>Iringe-Koko said, \u201cThe Rivers State Police Command on November 16, 2023, at about 1500 hrs 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe also injured one Inspector Bala Yusuf on his hand and ran towards the Boro Pit Area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe started firing indiscriminately and shot two unidentified civilians before operatives swooped on him and prevented him from creating more havoc.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-86610493\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man identified as Nuhu was killed during the weekend by the police operatives after he allegedly embarked on a shooting rampage in the Ada George area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. 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