BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME

PORT HARCOURT—Two policemen and two staff of a new generation bank were killed, yesterday, at Igwuruta Roundabout in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State by some heavily armed robbers.

Confirming the incident, the Assistant Police spokesperson in the state, Mrs. Grace Iringe-Koko, said that the two civilians were the driver of the vehicle in which they were killed and a senior staff of the bank.

She said the vehicle was heading to the Port Harcourt International Airport with the policemen on escort duty when they were attacked.

She said: “Two policemen, the driver of the van and a senior staff of the bank were those killed by the robbers. They were on their way to the airport from a bank when the incident happened. We are investigating the incident to track down those behind it.”

Eye witnesses said the gunmen laid ambush for the vehicle which was conveying cash. According to some of them who spoke to Vanguard, the gunmen opened fire on the vehicle, thus making it impossible for any of its occupant to escape.

The eye witnesses said the gunmen fled with a bag containing unspecified sum of money.