Tragedy struck in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as a police officer tasked with providing security to a high-profile individual was ambushed and fatally shot by a group of assailants traveling in a Toyota Corolla.

The perpetrators fled the scene with the officer's AK-47 rifle and beret, prompting an intense manhunt by the state police force.

The spokesperson for the Rivers State police command, SP Grace Iringe Koko, has confirmed the incident, expressing the department's determination to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice.