No fewer than three Policemen have been reportedly killed by gunmen, at a checkpoint Ebonyi State.
A source said the three policemen were gunned down about 10pm, on Monday, in front of a police station, in the Ishielu Local Government Area of the state, along Enugu-Abakaliki Expressway.
It was gathered that the gunmen opened fire on the three cops, who were said to have mounted a roadblock in front of the station, and killed them.
“The remains of the three police victims have been deposited at a mortuary in Abakaliki after they were confirmed dead by doctors,” the source said.
The Police Public Relations Officer, in the state, Mrs Loveth Odah, confirmed the incident.
As of the time of filing this report, Mrs Odah, however, said she could not give details of the casualty figures until a visit to the scene of the incident.
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