Unknown Gunmen Kill 3 Policemen In Anambra

• Unknown Gunmen have killed three Policemen in Anambra State.

• The officers were gunned down on Thursday in Umuneze LGA.

• In the video that is currently trending, it was revealed that the officers who were murdered were part of the mobile police unit and were assigned to the 29 PMF and 54 PMF teams stationed in Umunze.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that three policemen have been shot dead by yet-to-be-identified armed men in Anambra State.

According to a viral video, the incident happened on Thursday in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of the state.

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The trending video showed that the murdered officers were mobile policemen attached to the 29 PMF and 54 PMF, Umunze.

Reacting to the attack, the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Police Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, described it as an unfortunate incident.

He said that reinforcement teams had been sent to the area.

“It is an unfortunate incident and is part of the highest price security officers pay in serving the nation but the police command is not deterred by this development.

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“The reinforcements teams are already in the area and the manhunt for the assailants is ongoing while joint security patrols have been intensified in the area,” he added.

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