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Gunmen open fire on policemen, kill three in Ebonyi

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At least three police officers were killed in Ebonyi state as gunmen opened fire on them in Ebonyi State.

This comes about two days after four policemen were killed at a checkpoint in the outskirts of the city.

Channels TV reported on Tuesday that the three policemen who were killed on Monday were said to have been attacked at a roadblock in front of a station along the Enugu-Abakaliki Expressway.

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Reports revealed that the assailants stormed the checkpoint located at Obeagu in Enugu South Local Government Area, driving a Sienna and a Lexus Jeep.

Confirming the incident, a police source who pleaded anonymity said, “The remains of the three police (officers) have been deposited at a mortuary in Abakaliki after they were confirmed dead by doctors,”

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Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer in Ebonyi, DSP Loveth Odah, on Tuesday, also confirmed that incident but could give a specific number of casualties.

She, however, noted that the command will release a definite statement after an investigation.

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