September 19, (THEWILL) – Three policemen have been killed by gunmen in Onitsha, Anambra State, while two persons identified to be civilians sustained bullet wounds in the attack.
The assailants also set the police patrol vehicle ablaze.
THEWILL gathered that the incident happened around 9am 0n Sunday along Ukaegbu /Ezeiweka road in Onitsha.
A security source familiar with the development, said, “The policemen were at a checkpoint in the area, where they always station their vehicle at the junction on daily basis as one of the security posts, when the attack happened.”
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident, said he would react after gathering information about how the attack happened.