 A police officer has been shot by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers along the Auchi Gara Road in Edo state. The operative, Suleiman Mohammed, is attached to the Eghara police station in Akoko Edo local government area. The incident occurred Tuesday night. Vigilantes rescued the policeman and took him for medical care. The gunmen who carried AK-47 rifles ambushed and shot Mohammed at close range. Bullet hits his arm and stomach.