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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>An attack, Wednesday night, by unknown gunmen reportedly left at least three policemen dead in Enugu State.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST learnt the incident happened at the Chime Avenue, New Haven, Enugu North Local Government Area of the State.<\/p>\n

A source hinted that the gunmen, driving in a Lexus Jeep, overtook the hilux van of the policemen and opened fire on them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey caught the officers off guard; shot them on target,\u201d the source disclosed.<\/p>\n

Three of the officers were said to have died as a result of gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n

The whereabouts of the fourth policeman remained unknown as of the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n

Confirming the development, the Enugu Police Command vowed to track down the assailants.<\/p>\n

In a terse statement made available to newsmen, Enugu Police Command Spokesperson, DSP Daniel Ndukwe said: \u201cIntensive manhunt operation is ongoing to fish out the unknown assailants who, operating in a Lexus Jeep, suddenly opened fire on a moving Police patrol van on duty, along Chime Avenue, New Haven, Enugu, on 07\/09\/2022 at about 10.15pm, leading to three (3) of the Operatives sustaining severe gunshots wounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cFurther developments will be communicated, please.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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