Gunmen suspected to be cultists, on Friday evening, murdered a Divisional Police Officer in Rivers State, Bako Amgbanshin.

The gunmen were said to have captured and dismembered Amgbanshin in Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state.

The miscreants had laid an ambush for him while on an operation with other police officers to raid some criminal hideouts in Ahoada East axis.

According to a source who does not want to be mentioned for security reasons, the cultists were armed with about four sophisticated weapons and opened fire on sighting the operatives.

He stated, “There was a shootout for several minutes between the DPO-led men and 2Baba-led Iceland until the operatives ran out of bullets and ammunition.”

The source said while the other officers retreated, Angbanshin stood his ground.

It was gathered that while DPO Angbanshin attempted to flee, he had a muscle cramp and the cultists caught him alive and whisked him away.

However, a viral video which surfaced on Friday night showed Angbanshin’s head, hand and private part separated with several deep machete cuts.

In the video seen by our correspondent, the gunmen chanted victory songs while his charted and decomposing remains littered the floor.

One the cultist while beaming torchlight on his face said in Pidgin English, “DPO, finally na you be dis. Now, how far? “You (referring to Angnanshin) dey challenge Iceland. Who are those men? Iceland, are they dangerous?”

When contacted, the spokesperson of the state Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the killing of the DPO.

“Yes, it is true. I will make the details available Saturday (today) morning.”

Alchemy528:
It is what it is

PrinceOfLagos:
Cultists are just too much in Rivers state and it's just too bad

AntiMarxist:
Madness.

Elvictor:


This isn't cultism anymore, this is terrorism taking too far, you can't even go to more than 10 villages in Ekpeyeland.

Guns are everywhere

PrinceOfLagos:

They are the boys that helped Wike to do dirty jobs for Tinubu in the presidential election

Elvictor:


Is this the said Nigeria that people are saying it will get better?

PrinceOfLagos:

They are the boys that helped Wike to do dirty jobs for Tinubu in the presidential election

Elvictor:


Total madness, since yesterday, they have been on robbery spree, and even shooting non-stop, what kind of country is this, the Government are just folding their arms doing nothing

PrinceOfLagos:

They are the boys that helped Wike to do dirty jobs for Tinubu in the presidential election

AntiMarxist:


Is there no vigilante group in Rivers that can take out this trash ?

This is how banditry came to stay in the NW.

It seems Wike's exit from government House has made these miscreants come out like roaches .

PrinceOfLagos:
let's keep praying for the country to get better

Elvictor:


This isn't cultism anymore, this is terrorism taking too far, you can't even go to more than 10 villages in Ekpeyeland.

Guns are everywhere

PrinceOfLagos:

They are the boys that helped Wike to do dirty jobs for Tinubu in the presidential election

abiolert:


Will you shut up your dirty mouth? You will soon be arrested if you are not careful.

PrinceOfLagos:
let's keep praying for the country to get better

Seefinish:
shut up for saying the truth? The evil you support may hunt you tomorrow.

ecolime:

You just like to dey talk out of point all the time.

SIM has to go all out and hard on these criminals. He is too soft on them

abiolert:


Will you shut up your dirty mouth? You will soon be arrested if you are not careful.

DonBenny77:

He's right, you need to do the shutting up.
Rivers State govt. empowered these guys with arms