Gunmen launched an attack on a police checkpoint along the Abakaliki-Enugu Highway on Thursday, setting ablaze a patrol van belonging to the police.
The incident occurred at Ishieke junction on the outskirts of Abakaliki town. While sources in the area allege that the gunmen killed one police officer and abducted another, this information has not been independently verified at the time of reporting. Police spokesperson in Ebonyi, Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the attack.
He, however, denied knowledge of the killing or abduction of any police officer saying reports from the scene were still sketchy.
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“An incident occurred this morning, but I’m still trying to piece together the circumstances. At this moment, I can’t affirm much; let me get my facts straight. “I just got an information that there was an attack at that point but I don’t have any other information,” he said.
The event occurred just three weeks after four police officers and two civilians were killed in an attack on another checkpoint at the hilltop crossroads.
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