Gunmen Attack Army Checkpoint, Kill 2 Soldiers, 3 Policemen In Ebonyi

• Gunmen have attacked a military checkpoint at Enugu/Ebonyi border killing two soldiers and three policemen.

• The gunmen first killed the two soldiers at a checkpoint in Enugu before proceeding to the Enugu-Ebonyi border.

• The incident took place Saturday night at the border checkpoint between Enugu and Ebonyi States.

EKO HOT BLOG reports no fewer than two soldiers and three policemen have been killed after gunmen attacked a military checkpoint along the Enugu/Abakaliki Expressway.

It was gathered that the gunmen, who operated in a Toyota Sienna, first killed the two soldiers at a checkpoint in Enugu before proceeding to the Enugu-Ebonyi border.

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The incident took place Saturday night at the border checkpoint between Enugu and Ebonyi States.

The police spokesperson in Ebonyi, Chris Anyanwu, confirmed the incident.
He said the hoodlums operated in two Sienna vehicles.

“Yesterday’s attack by unknown gunmen at Ebonyi/Enugu boundary took place at about 1808hrs.

“Three police personnel of Operation Safer Highway were fatally injured. Later confirmed dead.

“Hoodlums operated in two sienna vehicles, drove into the Check-point, opened fire on the policemen,” he said in a statement.

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Saturday’s attack is the latest in the series of deadly attacks on the police and other security agencies in the South-east.

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