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BREAKING: Again, Three Policemen Killed By Gunmen In Ebonyi

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Unknown gunmen have killed three police officers and injured others along Nwezenyi road in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital.
It was gathered that the gunmen ambushed the officers and shot them on close range while on duty at about 7:30 pm on Wednesday.

The officers who sustained bullet wounds during the attack were later confirmed dead by doctors at the Alex Ekwueme Federer University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki.

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It was also learned that their bodies have also been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.

Commissioner for Internal Security and Border Peace, Stanley Okoroemegha, confirmed the incident, adding that the victims were attacked at the border between Ebonyi and Cross River.

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“The officers were attacked along the border between Cross River and Ebonyi through Nwezenyi axis. They were on a safer highway,” he said

Police Public Relations Officer for Ebonyi command, DSP Loveth Odah, could not be reached for reaction at the time of filing the report.

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Naija News recalls the region has come under several attacks by gunmen in recent times including attacks on police stations, and other security formations with the attackers burning cars and other public properties in the process.

Some sections of the public have blamed IPOB for the attack. Most notably, Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma and the immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu claimed IPOB and the ESN were responsible for the attacks.

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