Suspected gunmen yesterday attacked a police checkpoint at the Ebonyi/Enugu States boundary and shot three police operatives to death.He said the hoodlums operated in two Toyota Sienna vehicles, drove into the checkpoint, and opened fire on the policemen.
Anyanwu said: “Yesterday’s attack by suspected gunmen at Ebonyi/Enugu boundary took place at about 1808hrs. Three police personnel of Operation Safer Highway were fatally injured and later confirmed dead. Hoodlums operated in two Toyota Sienna vehicles, drove into the check-point, and opened fire on the policemen.”
An eyewitness, who recounted his ordeal, noted that the gun duel lasted for long, as they ran into the bushes for safety.Related Articles Founded on January 22, 1995, THISDAY is published by THISDAY NEWSPAPERS LTD., 35 Creek Road Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria with offices in 36 states of Nigeria , the Federal Capital Territory and around the world. It is Nigeria’s most authoritative news media available on all platforms for the political, business, professional and diplomatic elite and broader middle classes while serving as the meeting point of new ideas, culture and technology for the aspirationals and millennials.
Sadly, the policemen at the checkpoint were so relaxed, unprepared & helpless that they couldn't kill even one of the gunmen.
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