March 08, (THEWILL)- Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of four security personnel and two civilians, by gunmen, on Friday morning.
The Police Acting Public Relations Officer, DSP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement he signed and made available to Journalists.
According to Ukandu, the officers of the Command were attacked by the hoodlums at their duty post, at hilltop, along Nwofe road, on the outskirts of Abakaliki.
The statement reads “Today 08/03/2024, at about 05:00 am, operatives of the Command who were posted to duty at hilltop stop and search/pin-down point along Nwofe Road, at the outskirts of Abakaliki, were attacked by armed hoodlums suspected to be IPOB/ESN members, who shot sporadically at the operatives.
“The operatives engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel, and in the ensuing gun battle, the hoodlums scampered and abandoned a pump action rifle which was recovered. However, four (4) of the operatives paid the supreme price, while two (2) civilians were caught in the crossfire and killed.
“The Commissioner Of Police Ebonyi state police Command, CP Augustina Ogbodo psc, swiftly dispatched tactical teams of the command to the scene, who are on the trail of the fleeing hoodlums.
“We are using this medium to call on the good citizens of the State to provide the command with valuable information that could help apprehend the fleeing hoodlums, assuring that the command remains steadfastly dedicated to safeguarding lives and properties in the state.”
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