Police Officer Killed in Ambush.

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the death of a police officer, Sergeant Aminu Yusuf, who was shot dead by armed men in Benin City on July 16 while he was escorting an expatriate's vehicle.

The command Spokesman, Moses Yamu, in a statement on Wednesday, revealed that the officer was ambushed by four armed men along First East Circular Road after a cash withdrawal, and the attackers opened fire, inflicting fatal injuries on him, and escaping with his AK-47 rifle, while he was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Yamu disclosed that two suspects have been arrested, while a manhunt is underway for other suspects, with security operatives intensifying efforts to track down remaining suspects and recover the stolen weapon.

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