Gunmen Kill Policeman During Attack At Checkpoint In Nnewi

Gunmen operating successful Nnewi, Anambra State, reportedly attacked a constabulary van, sidesplitting 1 of the policemen astatine a checkpoint.

Naija News learnt that the incidental happened astatine astir 9 americium connected Friday.

The gunmen reportedly threw an improvised explosive instrumentality astatine the constabulary squad erstwhile they repelled the attack.

Confirming the incidental to Daily Post, authorities constabulary command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the information operatives were attacked astatine a checkpoint astatine Omata junction, successful Uruagu community, on the Nnewi Oba road.

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

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.”

Six Family Members Found Dead In Abia

In different news, six members of the aforesaid household were recovered dormant successful Obehie, Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State.

Neighbours made the find connected Wednesday successful the assemblage of Isi Obehie, which has near the section residents and adjacent villages successful daze and mourning.

While the authoritative origin of decease has not been confirmed, a assemblage root suggested that the household whitethorn person died from inhaling generator fumes. There are besides unverified claims of a imaginable ‘spiritual attack’ being liable for the deaths.

According to the source, the deceased see 3 children, their mother, the mother’s sister, and her brother-in-law. The father, who was not astatine location during the incident, is the sole surviving subordinate of the family.

The root further mentioned that the household primitively hailed from different section authorities country successful Abia State but had been surviving successful Obehie earlier the unfortunate event.

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