The Bayelsa State Police Command says that a mobile policeman was one of those killed by sea pirates in Ikebiri community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state.
Alex Akhigbe, the Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, made this known to newsmen in Yenagoa on Tuesday.
Akhigbe said that the policeman was one of the passengers of a commercial boat heading for Koluama community in the area.
He said that the boat was attacked by sea pirates around 6pm on October 18.
He said: “Out of the two armed policemen in the boat, one was reportedly shot dead after a 15-minute gun battle between them and the pirates.
“The survivor, who sustained serious injuries, is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.”
Akhigbe said that the policemen were on a private visit from Port Harcourt, Rivers State to Bayelsa State.
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