Gunmen behead DPO in Rivers

<p>Armed men suspected to be cultists terrorizing parts of Rivers State have killed a Divisional Police Officer, DPO, identified as Bako Amgbanshin.</p>, <p>DAILY POST gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred on Friday night in Ahoada East Local Government Area of the State.</p>, <p>The assailants were said to have ambushed the DPO and his men while on an operation to raid some criminal hideouts in the Ahoada East axis.</p>, <p>The operatives had engaged the miscreants in a gun duel before the DPO was captured, killed and his body dismembered.</p>, <p>A viral video which surfaced on the Internet on Friday night revealed how Angbanshin’s head, hand and private part were cut off with several deep machete cuts.</p>, <p>In the video sighted by our correspondent, the gunmen chanted victory songs while his severed remains littered the floor.</p>, <p>When contacted by DAILY POST, the Police Public Relations Officer of the State, Grace Iringe Koko confirmed the incident but failed to give details.</p>, <p>In a chat with our correspondent, the PPRO simply said, “the report is true”.</p>, <p>She promised to revert with details.</p>