September 09, (THEWILL) – Gunmen, suspected to be cultists, on Friday night, killed Bako Angbashim, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ahoada in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State.
THEWILL gathered that the officer, a superintendent of police, was killed on Friday night, by suspected members of Iceland cult group in Odemude, a community in the council area.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.
She said the DPO was shot and killed after his fellow police team members exhausted their ammunition during a shoot-out with the cult group
“In the face of this adversity, SP Bako Angbashim, valiantly held his ground, while his men, depleted of ammunition, made a tactical retreat. Regrettably, during this engagement, SP Bako Angbashin sustained fatal injuries.
“The criminals seized the body of SP Bako Angbashim, forcing the remaining officers to return to their base for reinforcement”, Mrs Iringe-Koko said, adding that thick darkness at that time prevented some officers and military reinforcement team from recovering the DPO’s body from the hoodlums.
Meanwhile, Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Polycarp Nwonyi, has expressed “deep determination” to track down the killers of the DPO.
“An extensive investigation is underway to uncover the circumstances surrounding this tragic event”, Nwonyi said, while expressing condolences with family of the slain DPO and everyone affected by the “distressing incident.”
