Police Officers Kill One Out Of Many Gunmen In An Attack In Enugu

Gunmen have attacked some police officers who were on stop-and-search duty along Enugu expressway, G-hostel axis in Abakaliki on Wednesday.

In the course of the attack, the police officers repelled the attack and neutralized one of the gunmen and the spokesman for the Police Command in Ebonyi, SP Chris Anyawu, confirmed the incident and revealed that the attack occurred at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday.

He said: “Our men were attacked while on stop-and-search duty along Enugu expressway, G-hostel axis in Abakaliki at about 3.30 p.m.

“When the hoodlums shot at our men, they responded and were able to gun down one person and some of the gunmen, who operated a Toyota Sienna Bus, escaped with bullet injuries”, he said.

He added that, “the gunman who was shot was still alive, but later died at Alex-Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital where he was taken for treatment and our men recovered two guns, including one double barrel gun (locally-made) and one AK-47.

“We also recovered some charms from the gunmen”, Anyawu said.