Unidentified gunmen who are thought to be armed robbers carried out a deadly assault on a police checkpoint in Enugu State, killing two officers in yet another vicious attack.
The event took place on Thursday night in Agbogugu, a town in the Awgu Local Government Area that is located along the Enugu-Ozalla-Port Harcourt Old Road. The assailants set fire to a police vehicle at the checkpoint, a Sienna, and a patrol van during the assault.
SaharaReporters was informed by local sources on Friday that the armed men carried out the attack quickly, disarming the officers and burning the cars before heading out of sight.
The attackers encountered little to no opposition, according to eyewitnesses, and fled Agbogugu town without encountering any opposition.
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“A police roadblock at Agbogugu along Enugu-Ozalla-Port Harcourt Old Road was ambushed by gunmen who were believed to be armed robbers last evening, murdering two police officers. According to an eyewitness, they also set fire to two cars: a police patrol van and a Sienna.
Two officers, one known locally as “Big” and the other as the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), were identified as the victims of the attack.
The burning cars were removed by Enugu police as well. According to what I’ve been told, the attackers took the officers’ weapons away,” the witness continued.
This most recent act of violence joins the increasing number of deadly assaults that have targeted police enforcement in the Enugu North Senatorial District in recent months.
