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Gunmen kill 3 police officers at checkpoint in Anambra

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PAMELA EBOH, Awka with agency report

 

Three police officers have been reportedly killed by a yet to be identified assailants at a check point in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State,

A viral video on social media showed the police officers lying in the pool of their blood.

The incident, which was said to have occurred around 12 noon Thursday reportedly caused pandemonium in the area as the gunmen allegedly indiscriminately for over an hour.

According to an eye witness, who pleaded anonymity, the gunmen who were operating in unmarked dark Sports Utility Vehicle killed the cops at the joint security checkpoint at Ihite road in the area.

He said,” It was like a war zone. For over one hour, the hoodlums were shooting indiscriminately. I saw three policemen lying dead on the ground during the attack, while others took cover and shot back from a distance. I suspect that some of the policemen also sustained gunshot injuries in the attack”

Reacting to the attack, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, described the incident as unfortunate, saying that reinforcement teams were already in the area.

He said, “It is an unfortunate incident and is part of the highest price security officers pay in serving the nation but the police command is not deterred by this development.

“The reinforcements teams are already in the area and the manhunt for the assailants is ongoing while joint security patrols have been intensified in the area.”

 

Teenager stabs mother to death over a disagreement

Meanwhile, tragedy struck on Wednesday evening in Karshen Kwalta, Rimin Kebe quarters in Ungoggo Local Government Area of Kano State, when a teenager identified as Iro Kwarangwal stabbed his biological mother identified as Jummai to death over a disagreement.

It was gathered that the incident occurred on the fateful day around 5:30 pm.

“I was standing outside my house when I suddenly heard screaming from the deceased residence,” an eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity told our correspondent.

He revealed that upon rushing in for possible help, he found the deceased who was stabbed severally with a knife screaming for help.

The eyewitness revealed that the suspect fled the scene shortly after he allegedly committed the heinous crime against his mother.

The witness further said the deceased was later rushed to the hospital in a tricycle with blood all over her body and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

“She had since yesterday been buried in accordance with Islamic rites. May Allah forgive her and admit her to paradise,” the witness prayed.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano Police Command, Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the incident and promised to give details on the incident.

 

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