The combined team of the soldiers and the operatives of the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday recovered 11 out of the 12 burnt and decomposed bodies of the slain policemen along the creeks and waterways of the Azuzama communities of the Southern Ijaw Local Government areas of Bayelsa state.
Some of the recovered bodies were reportedly burnt beyond recognition and mutilated by their killers. They were also reportedly stripped of their uniforms and rifles stolen in the attack.
The news of the recovery of the decomposed bodies of the policemen attracted wailing family members and sympathizers to the Federal Medical Centre waterside.
Team of armed policemen were also deployed to provide security to the team of pathologists and ambulances stationed to convey the bodies to the morgue.
12 policemen were killed on Sunday after suspected militants ambushed their boat in a creek at Zuzama. Three other officers including a police sergeant escaped death by swimming away to safety.
The Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), on Monday claimed responsibility for the weekend attack at Azuzama, an attack which resulted in the killing of the 12 policemen.
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