Gunmen Kills Three Policemen
Three police officers were, on Thursday, killed when gunmen attacked their checkpoint in Umunze, a community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s south-east.
The incident happened early in the morning,
The gunmen were said to have stormed the checkpoint along Umunze-Ihite Road in the community and opened fire on the officers, killing three of them on the spot.
Residents said some shop owners near the scene of the attack abruptly closed their shops for fear of being caught by stray bullets.
A video clip, apparently shot after the incident, has been circulating on various WhatsApp groups.
In the now viral clip, three bodies of the slain officers were seen lying along the road close to the checkpoint.
The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement, Thursday evening.
Mr Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police, described the killing of the officers as “unfortunate.”
“It is part of the highest prices security officers pay in serving the nation,” he said.
He, however, said the police in the state were not “deterred” by the development.
“The reinforcement teams are already in the area and the manhunt for the assailants is ongoing while joint security patrols have been intensified in the area,” the police spokesperson stated.
