Gunmen attack policemen in Nnewi, kill one

Gunmen operating successful Nnewi, Anambra State, connected Friday, attacked a constabulary van, sidesplitting 1 of the policemen astatine a junction.

Sources said the incidental happened astatine astir 9 am, and that the attackers erstwhile repelled by the policemen threw an improvised explosive instrumentality astatine the constabulary team.

Police bid successful the authorities confirmed this successful a property merchandise by the authorities constabulary command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga.

Ikenga said the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has ordered a manhunt operations connected the gunmen.

He confirmed that the men were attacked astatine a checkpoint astatine Omata junction, successful Uruagu community, on the Nnewi Oba road.

He said: “The manhunt cognition led by Assistant Commissioner successful complaint of Nnewi Area Command is already moving with the locals successful the country to unmask and apprehend the attackers.”

Gunmen onslaught policemen successful Nnewi, termination one