Gunmen reportedly yesterday attacked policemen at a checkpoint at Enugu, killed two, and abducted another two.
The altercation happened at 12.30 p.m. at the Bus Stop in the Independence Layout Corridor area of the state capital.One of the police officers was reportedly shot in the head.
Approximately seven police officers were stationed at the checkpoint at the time of the incident, according to sources. . Ani, a member of a vigilante organization, said it was perplexing how gunmen could easily enter that bustling place, attack police officers, and then flee unseen.
According to Ani, the gunmen caught the cops off guard.
“I believe their targets were the police officers who set up a checkpoint.” Two of them were killed quickly, while two police officers were taken, according to what I heard.” According to Daniel Ndukwe, a police spokeswoman who verified the attack, a manhunt for the perpetrators has begun.
BBC
