Gunmen on Thursday, shot and killed two policemen in a attack at a checkpoint in Enugu State.
The incident happened around Gariki area of the state.
Witnesses said there was an exchange of fire between the policemen and the gunmen during the attack.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Daniel Ndukwe said, “there was an attack on policemen on stop-and-search duty this morning, along Agbani Road, close to Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway, by yet-to-be-identified hoodlums.
“However, details of the incident are still sketchy, while Command’s Tactical/Operational Operatives have been mobilized and are on the trail of the miscreants. Further development will be communicated, please,” he said