Breaking! Two Police Officers Dead, One Injured As Unknown Gunmen Attack Police Station In Cross River

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The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the death of two officers in a recent attack on Wednesday, by unknown gunmen in Obubra Local Government Area.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, in a statement in Calabar, obtained by Vanguard news, said one other officer also sustained injuries during the attack.

Ugbo, however, debunked the news that six police officers were killed.

He said, “The police command in Cross River regrets and condemn the unfortunate attack on policemen by unknown gunmen at two checkpoints in Obubra LGA in the early hours of Wednesday.

“The command hereby refutes the trending news making the rounds in some quarters that six policemen were killed in the said attack,’’ he said.

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Ugbo said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Sikiru Akande, has called for calm while frantic efforts are ongoing to get to the root of the incident.

“The command enjoins residents and well-meaning people in the state to view security as a collective venture by sharing genuine information with the police’’.

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