Gunmen have killed a police officer and two civilians in an attack at the Ukaegbu Junction by Ezeiweka Road, Awada Obosi Layout in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra state.
The incident, which happened on Sunday, also saw the attackers setting
fire on the police patrol van before leaving the area.
Residents who spoke to Channels Television, said the incident took
place around 8:30 am when officers from the Awada Divisional Police
Station were conducting stop-and-search in the area considered as a
flash point.
During the attack, the officer, a tricycle rider and a resident of the area
lost their lives.
The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Tochukwu
Ikenga in a press release also confirmed the attack.
Tochukwu said that “in a bid to escape the police responding team, the
hoodlums set the patrol vehicle ablaze.”
Other officers were wounded in the attack, he said, explaining that patrol
and surveillance within the area and Onitsha have been intensified with a
view to fish out and arrest the perpetrators.
