June 11, (THEWILL)- Two police officers at a security checkpoint on Owerri-Okigwe road at Akabo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, have been shot dead by gunmen.
Residents who spoke with newsmen said the incident happened at about 06:25 a.m. on Tuesday.
“Unknown gunmen in a vehicle driving roughly were shooting sporadically after killing the two police officers at a security checkpoint and also shot a man inside his house. They targeted the man and shot him,” a resident of the area said.
The Imo State Police Command has not issued any statement on the incident.