Unknown gunmen killed three police officers on duty, according to the Ebonyi State Police Command.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the three officers were slain near the Ezillo axis of the Enugu/Abakaliki Expressway in Ebonyi State’s Ishielu Local Government Area.
The event occurred late Monday night, during a Valentine’s Day celebration in the region.
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According to a source, the three officers were shot and killed in front of the Ezillo Police Station after setting up a roadblock on the roadway.
The cops were at the roadblock for a normal stop and search when the gunmen stormed the scene and opened fire, killing three of them instantly, according to the source.
The attackers were eventually rebuffed because they were unable to obtain entry into the Police Area Command, which is located within the Ishielu Local Government Headquarters in Ezillo.
The bodies of the killed officers, however, have been placed at a morgue in Abakaliki after medics verified their death.
When contacted, DSP Loveth Odah, the Police Public Relations Officer, acknowledged the attack but gave no additional details.
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She did say, however, that a police detachment had attended the area of the attack and that the command will provide information of the attack following the visit.
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