Barely forty-eight hours after four policemen were killed in the Enugu capital by yet-to-be identified gunmen, another four have been reportedly killed at a checkpoint in the outskirts of the city.
Reports say the gunmen, who operated in Sienna and Lexus Jeep, stormed the checkpoint at Obeagu in Enugu South Local Government Area, killing at least four. Efforts to reach the police have proved abortive.
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The killing of security operatives has become commonplace in the country’s southeast region. Aside from attacks on security personnel, police and other agencies formations have been targeted by assailants.
While many claim the attacks are masterminded by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the group leading calls for the secession of the region, the organisation has denied responsibility for the incidents, labelling the claims as false.
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the gunmen had invaded the Uli Police Station in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State on Thursday in a similar attack.
It was gathered that the hoodlums engaged the policemen on duty in a gun battle but the gallant men of the Nigerian police force repelled the attacks and forced them to abandon one of their operational vehicles, a Lexus 330 which has now been recovered.
It was said that the hoodlums hurriedly fled the scene to avoid being apprehended when they saw that they were being overpowered by the security operatives.
An unidentified source who spoke to newsmen revealed that the police station and its environs are calm and have been cordoned by security men.
The police spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the attack, hailed the gallant efforts of the officers on duty for their bravery.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
