The police acknowledged the gunmen, who wore militia cowl, stole an AK-47 rifle from the slain officer.
Gunmen, on Thursday evening, reportedly shot and killed an Inspector of Police and also abducted two Chinese nationals in a bloody operation at Quarry Camp in Akamkpa Local Executive Home of Inappropriate River Voice.
SP Nelson Okpabi, the police spokesperson for Zone 6, confirmed the incident in an announcement issued in Calabar and made on hand to reporters on Friday.
Mr Okpabi, a superintendent of police, acknowledged that a Nigerian changed into abducted alongside the two Chinese.
In response to the bid, the gunmen, who wore militia cowl, stole an AK-47 rifle from the slain officer.
Mr Okpabi added that the gunmen gained entrance into the quarry “after a worker accidentally allowed a security breach at the gate”.
He disclosed that the AIG accountable of the zone, Jonathan Towuru, has ordered an intensive watch the gunmen, vowing that they ought to soundless be brought to book.
“The Police hereby appealed to the people to be on the lookout and provide any useful information that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators,” the spokesperson stated.
(NAN)
