By our reporter| Three police officers were on Wednesday killed by gunmen in Enugu state.
The state police command spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the officers were on night patrol when they were gunned down at about 10:15pm.
According to him, the gunmen, who were in a Lexus Jeep, opened fire on the moving police patrol van, along Chime Avenue, New Haven, Enugu.
“This development led to three police operatives sustaining severe gunshot wounds and later confirmed dead at the hospital,” he said.
The police spokesperson added that the command is already on the trail of the attackers.
“Intensive manhunt operation is ongoing to fish out the assailants,” he said.
Ndukwe said more information on the incident would be made available to the public, and assured that the assailants would be apprehended soon.
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