Three Policemen Shot Dead In Ebonyi

Three police officers have been shot dead in Abakaliki, the
Ebonyi state capital.

The gunmen were said to have attacked the officers around 8pm on
Wednesday at a checkpoint on Onuebonyi/Nwezenyi Road,
Abakaliki.

The officers were rushed to Alex Ekwueme Federal University
Teaching Hospital where they were confirmed dead.

Their bodies have been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.

The Ebonyi police command confirmed the killing of the three
operatives.

Loveth Odah, the Ebonyi police spokesperson, said the gunmen
pretended to be holding a burial rite before they carried out the
attack.

She said they drove around the area in a tricycle before opening
fire on the policemen.

“Right now, investigation is ongoing and we are committed to
bringing the perpetrators to book,” she said.

Odah appealed to the public to support the fight against crime
by providing useful information to the police and other security
agencies in the state.

The attack comes on the heels of the establishment of the
south-east regional security outfit, Ebube Agu.

Three police officers have been shot dead in Abakaliki, the
Ebonyi state capital.

The gunmen were said to have attacked the officers around 8pm on
Wednesday at a checkpoint on Onuebonyi/Nwezenyi Road,
Abakaliki.

The officers were rushed to Alex Ekwueme Federal University
Teaching Hospital where they were confirmed dead.

Their bodies have been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.

The Ebonyi police command confirmed the killing of the three
operatives.

Loveth Odah, the Ebonyi police spokesperson, said the gunmen
pretended to be holding a burial rite before they carried out the
attack.

She said they drove around the area in a tricycle before opening
fire on the policemen.

“Right now, investigation is ongoing and we are committed to
bringing the perpetrators to book,” she said.

Odah appealed to the public to support the fight against crime
by providing useful information to the police and other security
agencies in the state.

The attack comes on the heels of the establishment of the
south-east regional security outfit, Ebube Agu.