Three policemen reportedly lost their lives on Tuesday when they went to foil an attempted abduction of the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Rivers State Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Jerry Needam.
Needam who disclosed this in a statement hailed the gallantry of the policemen deployed to rescue him during the attempted kidnap and alleged assassination attempt on his life.
According to him, one of the killed policemen was an Assistant Superintendent, ASP, adding that the policemen engaged the heavily armed assassins in a fierce gun battle for several hours.
Needam accused his political opponents of being behind the alleged attempt on his life.
While expressing gratitude to God for sparing his life, Needam said two of ther policemen and his security guard sustained bullet wounds during the incident and were receiving treatment at a hospital.
However, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Muhammad is yet to comment on the issue.