Three police officers from the Explosive Ordinance Device (EoD) department of the Delta State Police Command in Asaba were slain by unknown gunmen in Anambra State on Friday.
The security operatives were reportedly shot dead in Anambra State’s Ihiala Local Government Area while on their way to Abia State.
The fatalities were members of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s advance team, who were connected to the Delta State Government House. Okowa is the Peoples Democratic Party’s Vice Presidential candidate (PDP).
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Inspectors Lucky Aleh, Celestine Nwadiokwu, and Jude Obuh were identified as the three deceased police officers.
According to a source who spoke to Newsmen, the gunmen halted them at 1.30pm in Anambra State’s Ihiala Local Government Area and set their vehicle on fire.
“Four officers were in the vehicle but one was on mufti (not on uniform) so he was freed while the three in uniform were killed. The Escort commander from the Government House, Asaba, was sent to bring their corpses and deposit them in a mortuary in Asaba,” a source said.
Ikenga Tochukwu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Anambra State command, confirmed the tragedy and promised to catch the killers.
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He said, “We got distress calls and we rushed to the scene of the incident. The policemen who were killed are from the Delta state command and were on transit as at the time of the incident. But I can assure you that the State commissioner of police, Anambra, is very poised to bring to book the criminals behind the dastardly act.”
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