{"id":90113,"date":"2021-12-20T18:03:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T17:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=90113"},"modified":"2021-12-20T18:03:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T17:03:18","slug":"breaking-gunmen-strike-again-kill-two-policemen-set-vehicle-ablaze-in-anambra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/breaking-gunmen-strike-again-kill-two-policemen-set-vehicle-ablaze-in-anambra\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Gunmen strike again, kill two policemen, set vehicle ablaze in Anambra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">UNKNOWN gunmen have allegedly attacked a police checkpoint at the Obosi Interchange\u00a0 along the Onitsha-Owerri road in Anambra State, killing two policemen and burning one patrol vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>An eye witness said about 10 policemen were at the checkpoint at the time of the incident.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAccording to the eye witness, there was pandemonium during the incident, forcing the policemen to vacate the scene, thereby clearing the checkpoint immediately.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nIt was also gathered that before the shooting incident, traffic gridlock in the area was almost stretching to about two kilometers.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe eye witness said: \u201cThe traffic almost got to Upper Iweka Junction. At a point, it became a no movement situation on both lanes of the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in the traffic when we suddenly heard gunshots and before you knew it, everybody, including the policemen, started running. They shot two policemen dead and burnt their vehicle.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cThe place was brutal yesterday . I think their targets were the policemen who mounted a checkpoint, which caused a horrific traffic situation on both lanes, made worse by the ongoing road construction in the area\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ikenga Tochukwu, who confirmed the incident said two policemen were killed.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWhat happened along the Obosi Idemili flyover is an example of the price we pay as police officers in service to the nation and humanity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree of the armed men were demobilized, while two police personnel paid the supreme price. The police also recovered the rifles of the slain officers. A Lexus SUV, one of the operational vehicles of the armed hoodlums was also recovered. The operation is still ongoing. Further details shall be communicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Anambra State Police Command is firm and the personnel are more motivated in providing security services until the current security concern is reduced to the barest minimum and overcome,\u201d Ikenga said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNKNOWN gunmen have allegedly attacked a police checkpoint at the Obosi Interchange\u00a0 along the Onitsha-Owerri road in Anambra State, killing two policemen and burning one patrol vehicle. 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