Two police operatives attached to Anambra State command have been
killed by gunmen in Nnewi, during a gun duel on Thursday morning.
It
was gathered that during the duel, the gunmen tossed an Improvised Explosive
Device (IED) at the police operatives, killing two of the men in the squad.
Meanwhile,
the state police command has confirmed the incident.
The
spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement said the
manhunt for the attackers have commenced.
He
said: “Joint Security Force begins a manhunt operation on armed men who
murdered two police operatives on investigation activities in the early hours
of today 3/10/2024 at Uruagu, Nnewi North.
“Preliminary
information reveals that the armed men started shooting sporadically on sighting
the police operatives and threw an improvised explosive into their operational
vehicle.
“Unfortunately,
two of the operatives paid the supreme price while the vehicle caught fire.
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