On a humanitarian trip in Anambra State, at least four employees of the US Embassy in Nigeria have been killed.
According to newsmen, they were slain on Tuesday when gunmen attacked their vehicle.
The incident took place in the state’s Ogbaru Local Government Area in the Amiyi/Eke Ochuche communities.
It is believed that the attackers entered the area where people were waiting to receive medical care from UNICEF representatives.
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In a statement, the spokesperson for the Anambra Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said, “The joint security forces have embarked on a rescue/recovery operation in Ogbaru LGA, following an attack on a convoy of staff of US Consulate today May 15, 2023 by 3:30 pm along Atani, Osamale road.
“The hoodlums murdered two of the Police Mobile Force operatives, and two staff of the Consulate, and set their bodies ablaze alongside their vehicles.”
Ikenga insisted that “no US citizen was in the convoy”.
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