Heavily armed gunmen on Saturday killed an officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)attached to the Ebonyi State Command.
The deceased officer was gunned down along the busy Enugu-Abakiliki highway while on duty alongside his colleagues.
According to a Daily Trust report, another officer of the agency sustained bullet injury during the attack which took place around 3am, close to a military checkpoint in the area.
Although it is not yet clear whether the gunmen took the rifle of the deceased officers before setting ablaze the agency’s patrol truck.
A reliable source, who didn’t want his name on print, told the publication that the injured officer, who is now receiving treatment in a hospital, was shot in the leg.
“On 20th February 2022, Sunday morning at about 300hrs at a drug checkpoint along Enugu Abakaliki expressway at Ezzangbo, unknown gunmen attacked drug law enforcement agents and shot two drug officers on duty.
“One officer killed while the other one was shot in the leg which fractured his leg.
“One rifle collected, one patrol Hilux Van burnt. The names of the victims are yet to be disclosed,” the source said.
The NDLEA had not reacted to the incident as at the time of filing this report.
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