No fewer than three policemen have been reportedly killed by gunmen at Akwuke Junction in the Enugu South local government area of Enugu State.
It was learnt that the gunmen attack a police checkpoint during which officers were killed around 9:30am on Thursday.
At the time of filing this report, it was still unclear how many police officers were killed in the attack.
The Sources who spoke to Journalists said no fewer than three policemen had been killed.
“As we speak, people are still running helter-skelter as the gunmen are still shooting sporadically. I am calling you from my hiding place.
“The checkpoint the hoodlums attacked are in front of MTD Police Station in Akwuke, opposite Boom Plaza near Tipper park before Enugu – Port-Harcourt highway.
“I don’t know the extent of casualties but what I heard is that the gunmen have already killed three policemen. When I was passing the checkpoint around 8:30 am, the operatives were six in number.”
The spokesperson for the state police command, Daniel Ndukwe could not be reached as at the time of filling this report.