 In a statement on Saturday, Governor Wicke said the attacks were carried out by unidentified gunmen who were bent on plunging Nigeria into another needless crisis. Seven police officers were killed on Friday nights when gunmen attacked three police formations in two local government areas and set a police patrol van ablaze. These attacks come less than one month after unknown gunmen killed five soldiers, three customary personnel and some police officers in attacks in a query local government area and a Bois-O-Dois local government area. Governor Wicke assured residents to be calm, adding that the Security Council has taken measures to secure river state. He also expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the policemen and the river state police command.