{"id":96573,"date":"2022-06-30T14:11:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T13:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=96573"},"modified":"2022-06-30T14:11:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T13:11:54","slug":"enugu-police-confirm-checkpoint-attack-by-unknown-gunmen-silent-on-casualties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/enugu-police-confirm-checkpoint-attack-by-unknown-gunmen-silent-on-casualties\/","title":{"rendered":"Enugu: Police confirm checkpoint attack by unknown gunmen, silent on casualties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Enugu Police Command has confirmed Thursday morning attack by unknown gunmen during which two policemen were allegedly killed.<\/p>\n<p>A statement made available to Pointblanknews.com by the Enugu Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO Daniel Ndukwe said the operatives were on stop-and-search when they were attacked.<\/p>\n<p>He said; \u201dthere 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, details of the incident are still sketchy, while Command\u2019s Tactical\/Operational Operatives have been mobilized and are on the trail of the miscreants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurther development will be communicated, please.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement was silent on the number of casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com findings however reveal that at least two policemen were feared to have been killed during the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Sources say there was heavy shooting at the popular MTD junction in Akwuke, as the operatives engaged the gunmen in a shootout.<\/p>\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>The Enugu Police Command has confirmed Thursday morning attack by unknown gunmen during which two policemen were allegedly killed. 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