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Two policemen were feared killed as unknown gunmen on Monday morning abducted the Chief Medical Director of Irrua Specialist Hospital, Sylvanus Okogbenin, in Benin City.
Eyewitnesses said stray bullets from the gunmen also hit two passers-by on the legs.
The incident occurred at Ramat Park, Ikpoba hill axis of the Edo State capital.
Last week, two Assistant Directors of the hospital were kidnapped and were released after ransom was paid.
The two mobile policemen who were on uniform were among the three orderly attached to the chief medical director of the hospital.
The killed policemen were said to be armed while one of them who was not armed escaped unhurt.
When contacted, Chidi Nwabuzor, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, command who confirmed the incident, however said the officers were shot but not killed.
Nwabuzor said investigation into the incident had commenced.
Speaking on the incident, Emmanuel Igiechi, chairman, Senior Staff Association of Universities Teaching Hospital, Research Institute and Associated Institutions of Nigeria, Irrua branch, said the union would protest against insecurity in the area.
Igiechi said the abduction showed that staff of the hospital were being monitored.
“This tells us how serious the security situation has become. It is a very dire situation we are in. The security agencies should strengthen their presence in Irrua and its environs,” he said.
