Two policemen attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command were reportedly killed by hoodlums during a patrol in Nwofe, a sub-burb of Abakaliki. The incident occurred on Friday morning, and the victims were part of a surveillance patrol team.
The state police spokesperson, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed the incident in a statement, revealing that another operative was injured in the attack.
The statement read, “Today 17/11/2023 around 8.300am, operatives of the command on patrol at Nwofe Road at the outskirt of Abakaliki were attacked by armed hoodlums using a tinted Highlander vehicle with registration number unknown.
“Two of the operatives were fatally wounded, while one is currently receiving medical treatment at the hospital.
“The state Commissioner, Augustina Ogbodo, on receiving the distress call immediately dispatched tactical teams to the scene. They swung into action by giving the hoodlums a hot chase, but the hoodlums escaped.
“The Commissioner of Police also visited the scene of the incident with her management team for an on-the-spot assessment.
“She is using this medium to call on well-meaning individuals of the state to avail the command useful information that can lead to the arrest of the fleeing hoodlums while assuring them of round the clock visibility patrol of the state.”