JUST IN: Gunmen Attack Police Checkpoint, Set Patrol Van Ablaze
On Thursday, gunmen attacked a police checkpoint along the Abakaliki-Enugu Highway, setting fire to a police patrol van.
The event occurred at Ishieke Junction, on the outskirts of Abakaliki town.
Sources in the neighborhood reported the gunmen killed one police officer and kidnapped another, but this could not be officially verified at the time of reporting this article.
Police spokesperson in Ebonyi, Joshua Ukandu confirmed the attack.
He, however, denied knowledge of the killing or abduction of any police officer saying reports from the scene were still sketchy.
“An incident happened this morning but I am still trying to put the details together. At this point, I can’t confirm much, let me get my facts right.
“I just got an information that there was an attack at that point but I don’t have any other information,” he stated.
The incident came barely three weeks after four police officers and two civilians were killed in an attack on another checkpoint at hilltop junction.
