YENAGOA—There was tension in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, yesterday, following the murder of a senior police officer, identified as Mathew Akpos by gunmen described as “special Police Squad.”

Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, was reportedly murdered by gunmen close to the OMPADEC school field in Amarata suburb of Yenagoa at about 5pm on Monday.

In a related development, unidentified gunmen, yesterday, invaded Rumukwachi community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State and abducted two residents. The yet to be known gunmen who visited the community made away with one Mr. Lucky Amadi and Mr. Rotimi, his neighbour.

It was also gathered that stray bullets from the gunshots fired by those who attacked Akpos allegedly hit an elderly woman on the leg and in the stomach, before she was reportedly rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, where doctors were said to be battling to save her life.

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