Unknown g¥nmen have att@cked and k#lled three policemen attached to Delta State government house, Asaba, SaharaReporters is reporting.
The three officers from the department of Explo$ive Ordinance Device, Delta State Police Command, were k#lled on Friday, February 10, in the Ihiala LGA of Anambra State on the governor’s way to Abia State.
The deceased police officers identified as Inspectors Lucky Aleh, Celestine Nwadiokwu and Jude Obuh, were k#lled by unknown g¥nmen at about 1.30pm and their vehicle set abl@ze.
“Four officers were in the vehicle but one was on mufti (not on uniform) so he was freed while the three in uniform were k#lled. The Escort commander from the Government House, Asaba, was sent to bring their corpses and deposit in a mortuary in Asaba,” a Government House source confided in SaharaReporters.
Contacted on the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), of Anambra State command, Ikenga Tochukeu, confirmed the incident, adding that, “We got distress calls and we rushed to the scene of the incident. The policemen who were k#lled are from the Delta state command and were on transit as at the time of the incident.”