Ike Nnachi,Abakaliki
A police inspector was shot dead in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital following an attack at a checkpoint by unknown gunmen on Monday.
The attack happened at the popular Union Bank roundabout, which is a stone throw from the State Police headquarters.
The gunmen reportedly opened fire at the checkpoint killing an Inspector instantly.
Two other police officers who sustained bullet wounds have been hospitalised.
Police spokesperson,Onome Onovwakpoyeya confirmed the incident to our reporter on Tuesday evening.
She said: On the 22/05/2023 at about 2030hrs, the Operatives of the Command on Stop and Search duty at Union Bank roundabout, the area where banks are concentrated in the State Capital, engaged in a shootout with heavily armed hoodlums, whose mission were unknown in the area”
“Sadly, one of the Operatives paid the supreme price, while two others were injured and are receiving treatment in the hospital,” she said.
The Spokesperson said the hoodlums equally recorded casualties but were taken away.
She appealed to members of the public to report anyone seen with bullet wound or soliciting for treatment for same.
“Conclusively, the Commissioner Of Police, Ebonyi State Police Command, CP Faleye S. Olayele, enjoins members of the Public to remain calm, as measures have been emplaced to protect lives and property of the citizens and that the Command will not rest on its oars until the perpetrators are hound down,” she added.
