Unknown gunmen on Thursday attacked a police checkpoint along the Abakaliki-Enugu Highway, killing a police officer.
The gunmen also set a police patrol van ablaze.
The incident happened at Ishieke junction on the outskirts of Abakaliki town in Ebonyi State
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The police spokesperson in Ebonyi, Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the attack.
“I just got information that there was an attack at that point but I don’t have any other information,” Mr Ukandu, a deputy superintendent of police, said.
“One officer was fatally wounded and a patrol vehicle set ablaze. I will issue an official statement soon,” he told newsmen.
The attack came barely three weeks after four police officers and two civilians were killed in an attack on another checkpoint along a hilltop road in the city.
As at the time of filing this report, no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
