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Gunmen Kill Two Policemen in Enugu

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9 years ago

February 13, 2015

Gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers, have killed two policemen in Enugu.
It was gathered that the incident occurred along Nza Street, Independence Layout, Enugu, late on Thursday night.
Eye witnesses disclosed that the policemen were at a checkpoint when they were attacked by the armed bandits, who were in a queue of vehicles that were flagged down for inspection by the officers.
Other vehicles were queued up behind the vehicle conveying the gunmen.
The Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the incident.
He said the police has commenced investigations into the incident, adding that the culprits would be apprehended.
Amaraizu said the police is already on the trail of the gunmen.
“We are on their trail and definitely we will get them soon, they cannot get away with this,” he said.
Meanwhile, the bodies of the slain policemen have been deposited at the morgue of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu.