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...For a better society... Wednesday, August 25 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Politics Opinion Features Foreign News The Arts Sports Education Business Money/Market Travels/Tourism Property/Environment Columnists Robbers kill 8 policemen VINCENT ADEKOYE, Benin ESPIRIT de corps among policemen in Edo State was at its nadir yesterday as news of the murder of eight policemen, by robbers, spread in Benin City, the state capital. At least one inspector, a sergeant and six constables were felled by the robbers’ bullets in two separate incidents Monday night, in Benin City, without a single casualty on the hoodlums’ side. A visibly distraught state police spokesman Mr. Fatai Kinyomi (an assistant superintendent) recounted the incidents in the Ugbowo and Ikpoba Hill areas of the city, to bewildered policemen and women at their headquarters. By Mr. Kinyomi’s account, "At about 8.00 p.m on Monday, our patrol team at the Ugbowo Police Station which included the divisional police officer (DPO) were on the move. They parked their vehicle in front of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). "The DPO and one other officer stepped down from the vehicle, to observe the environment. "At this point, robbers numbering six moved close to the patrol van and opened fire on the four policemen inside, killing them instantly. "When this was going on, the DPO and the other officer went back to confront the robbers who immediately fled the scene, abandoning the vehicle they brought to the scene. "Few minutes later, the same robbers, who were armed with AK-47 rifles and police bullet proof vests, moved to Auchi road and laid siege to another patrol team in the area. "As the patrol men were just parking their van, the robbers did not even allow them to move. They opened fire and killed four of the men inside the police vehicle. "It was a sad day for us and we shall do everything possible to get these murderers, because it was an organised action against the police; it was a black night for us", he lamented. When Daily Champion visited the command’s state headquarters yesterday, normal activities were paralysed as the rank and file were seen wailing openly for their murdered collleagues . Reports said that the policemen felled included some who had just been posted to the Edo State command. It may be recalled that more than 20 criminals have been shot dead by men of the command since the past two months in a renewed battle against robbery. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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