Soldiers, Police officers killed in shoot-out during kidnap attempt in Rivers

At least two soldiers, two police officers and a civilian, were killed by gunmen in a failed attempt to kidnap expatriates at Sterling oil exploration site at Ogbemakoku/Iyak in Abua-Odual Local Government Area of Rivers state.

The incident reportedly happened on Monday, 20th of August.

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The corpses of the killed men were left laying on the road before the arrival of the police who evacuated them.

The police revealed it has launched a manhunt for the hoodlums responsible for the attack.