Abuja—The Police in the
Federal Capital Territory, FCT, yesterday, confirmed that seven officers and
one civilian were killed by unknown gunmen stationed at a Police Post at the
junction of Galadimawa Roundabout after Sun City Estate, on the way to the
airport.
Police
sources told Vanguard that the manner of killings showed that the killers were
trained snipers; either ex-military or ex-police marksmen.
The
source also disclosed that the police weapons belonging to the late officers,
including AK-47 rifles, were taken away by the gunmen.
Meanwhile,
a statement issued last night by the FCT Police Spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manza,
said the Police have launched a manhunt for the perpetrators of the act. The
statement read:
“The
FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Sadiq Abubakar Bello, has reassured members of
the public that the Command has deployed proactive security measures to protect
lives and properties in the Federal Capital Territory.
“He
stated this on Tuesday during his visit to Galadimawa Roundabout for on-the-spot
assessment of the incident that claimed the lives of some policemen during a
fierce gun battle with some dare-devil men of the underworld.
“While
commiserating with families of the deceased policemen, who paid the supreme
price while serving their fatherland, the Commissioner of Police wishes to
assure law-abiding FCT residents and the public that the Command has set
machineries in motion to arrest the fleeing assailants and bring them to
justice.
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