The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the Saturday attacks on police, soldiers and customs.
Gunmen had on Saturday night attacked several security checkpoints in Isiokpo and Omagwa, killing about five police and customs officers.
Spokesman for the state police command, Nnamdi Omoni, said, “I can confirm the attack on security personnel along the Omagwa-Isiokpo-Elele-Owerri Road.
“The CP (Mr Friday Eboka), has launched a full scale investigation into the dastardly attack with a view to arresting the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.”
Meanwhile, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, on Sunday said those behind the attack must be fished out and made to face the law.
“The governor said there was no justification for such a heinous and condemnable attack targetted against innocent security personnel on legitimate duty of protecting lives and property in the state.
“We condemn this heinous act, share the grief of the security agencies and convey our sincere condolences. Governor Wike has therefore demanded that the perpetrators of the attack must be fished out and brought to justice.”
