Gunmen kill 4 policemen, two others in Ebonyi

The incident occurred at the fashionable Ebyia Bridge Checkpoint alongside Hill-High Highway, Abakaliki, around 5 a.m. on Friday.

Additionally killed were two women who had been caught in the gunfight.

Foxiz NIGERIA reviews that gunmen had reportedly attacked and killed many safety operatives within the state just lately.

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A resident, who pleaded anonymity, advised our correspondent that the assailants had been allegedly getting back from an operation after they opened the fireplace on the officers.

The supplier mentioned, “My pricey space has changed into a success zone for hoodlums. Simply this morning, we heard another incident in which suspected armed robbers had killed some policemen at Hill-High Highway close to the fuel station.

“And {that a} related incident occurred on the identical spot final yr the place an armed gang had additionally killed some law enforcement officials.

“A few of the slain officers in final yr’s assault are but to be buried, and now one other six policemen have misplaced their lives in the identical method, together with two ladies simply this morning.

“These two women had been mentioned to be girlfriends of the slain officers, whereas some claimed that they had been prostitutes who had been returning dwelling this morning.”

The Ebonyi State Police Command confirmed the incident; however, nonetheless, it acknowledged that 4, as an alternative to 5 of its operatives, had been killed.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ukandu Joshua, mentioned this in a press release on Friday.

“Immediately 08/03/2024 at about 05:00 am, operatives of the Command who had been posted to responsibility at Hill-High cease and search/pin-down level alongside Nwofe Highway, on the outskirts of Abakaliki, had been attacked by armed hoodlums, who shot sporadically on the operatives.

“The operatives engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel, and within the ensuing gun battle, the hoodlums scampered and deserted a pump motion rifle, which was recovered. Nonetheless, 4 (4) of the operatives paid the supreme value, whereas two (2) civilians had been caught within the crossfire and killed,” the assertion learns.