Police Kill Nurse, 4 Alleged Gunmen Recieving Treatment in Obigbo | #IgbereTV
A tactical team of the Nigerian Police has Reportedly stormed the hideout of some of the fleeing wounded gunmen in Obigbo Local Government Area, Rivers State, killing four of them and a female nurse, IgbereTV has learned.
According to TheNation, the slain gunmen were being treated by the nurse identified simply as Chichi in a hidden area of Obigbo when the squad surrounded the building and opened fire on them.
It was gathered that sensing danger one of them on drip attempted to escape by scaling the fence unknown to him that the area had been surrounded by armed policemen, who shot him dead.
The policemen subsequently gained access to the building and killed three others receiving treatments and the nurse, who was caught up in the gunfire, was also hit by a bullet.
According to TheNation, the victims were said to be among the gunmen, who recently murdered seven policemen in surprised and coordinated attacks on security formations along the East-West Road and Elimgbu Police Station.
A security source, who spoke to the Nation, in confidence, said the bandits were trying to get medical treatments for multiple bullet wounds inflicted on them by the police when luck ran out on them.
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