Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three operatives by gunmen in Abakaliki, the state capital.
The Command’s spokesperson Loveth Odah told reporters on Thursday that the deceased were shot dead at a checkpoint on Onuebonyi/Nwezenyi Road, Abakaliki on Wednesday night.
Odah said that the assailants, who pretended to be holding a burial rite, drove round the area in a tricycle before opening fire on the policemen.
“Right now, investigation is ongoing and we are committed to bringing the perpetrators to book,” she said.
The spokesperson appealed to the public to support the fight against crime by providing useful information to the police and other security agencies in the state.
