Suspected gunmen have killed two policemen and set a police patrol vehicle on fire during an attack in Enugu metropolis on Saturday night.
Sources told DAILY GAZETTE that the incident occurred at the Zik Avenue axis of Uwani, Enugu, where the officers were reportedly caught off guard by the attackers.
Although it remains unclear whether the policemen were on a checkpoint duty at the time of the attack, eyewitness accounts indicate that the assailants struck suddenly.
One of the officers, said to be the driver of the patrol vehicle, was reportedly shot before the vehicle was set ablaze with him inside. Another policeman was also shot dead during the attack.
As at the time of filing this report, the Enugu State Police Command had yet to issue an official statement on the incident.
