Two law enforcement officials hooked up to the Enugu State Police Command have been killed throughout an assault by some gunmen alongside Agbani Highway on Thursday, January 15.
The police whereas confirming the incident mentioned the officers had been killed when the assailants suspected to be members of the Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, Jap Safety Community (ESN) attacked the checkpoint with out provocation.
In a press release issued on Friday, the spokesperson for the Enugu Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe, mentioned the attackers had opened fireplace on the officers of the Police Misery Response Squad workforce earlier than setting a police patrol car ablaze.
In response to Ndukwe, the attackers launched mayhem on the officers with none type of provocation, prompting a swift response from the police operatives.
His phrases, “The operatives responded promptly, forcing the assailants to flee with various levels of gunshot accidents.”
Ndukwe added that the 2 officers, initially injured in the course of the assault, had been rushed to a close-by hospital for remedy however had been confirmed useless by the medical workforce.
He additional famous that the Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mamman Giwa has ordered an intensified manhunt for the attackers.
The police commissioner additionally directed tactical and intelligence items to, as a matter of urgency, deploy all obtainable sources to trace down the fleeing suspects.
“The Commissioner of Police has charged operatives to leverage actionable intelligence and maintain the established path to make sure that the assailants are arrested and dropped at justice,” Ndukwe mentioned.
As well as, he mentioned {that a} Lexus 330 jeep utilized by the suspects in the course of the assault has since been recovered.
The car, Ndukwe mentioned was snatched from its proprietor and was later found by the police with bullet holes presumably gathered in the course of the alternate of gunfire between the police and the suspects.
“The Command stays resolute and dedicated to making sure that subversive and violent felony components don’t evade justice,” Ndukwe mentioned.