A group of unknown gunmen on Thursday launched a deadly assault on a police checkpoint, resulting in the death of two officers in Enugu State.
TheNewsGuru reports that the incident occurred at Agbogugu, a town situated along the Enugu-Ozalla-Port Harcourt Old Road in Awgu Local Government Area.
According to reports, the attackers who executed the attack swiftly, burnt a patrol van and a Sienna vehicle used by the police at the checkpoint.
Eyewitnesses further disclosed that the attackers met little to no resistance and left Agbogugu town unchallenged.
“Yesterday evening, gunmen suspected to be armed robbers attacked a police checkpoint in Agbogugu along Enugu-Ozalla-Port Harcourt Old Road, killing two police officers. They also burned two vehicles, a Sienna and a police patrol van,” an eyewitness recounted.
A Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) and another officer locally known as “Big” are the two known victims from the deadly attack.
“Police from Enugu also came and took the burned vehicles away. I learned that the assailants carted away the slain officers’ weapons,” the eyewitness added.