Enugu: Gunmen Kill Police Officers, Set Patrol Vehicles on Fire at Checkpoint

Two officers were killed in a horrific assault on a police checkpoint in Enugu State by unidentified gunmen suspected of being armed robbers. This is only the latest in a string of violent attacks in the state.
On Thursday night, the event took place in Agbogugu, a town in the Awgu Local Government Area that is located along the Enugu-Ozalla-Port Harcourt Old Road. Police vehicles at the checkpoint, including a Sienna and a patrol van, were set on fire by the attackers during the assault.
SaharaReporters learned Friday from local sources that the armed guys carried out the attack quickly, disarming the officers and burning the cars before escaping.

Witnesses revealed that the attackers encountered minimal opposition and departed Agbogugu town without encountering any opposition.

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Two police officers were killed when gunmen posing as armed robbers stormed a police checkpoint in Agbogugu along Enugu-Ozalla-Port Harcourt Old Road yesterday evening. An eyewitness recalled that they also set fire to two cars: a police patrol van and a Sienna.
The Divisional Crime cop (DCO) and another cop, referred to as “Big” in the community, were the two victims of the attack.

Additionally, Enugu police arrived and removed the burned-out cars. The witness went on to say, “I found out that the attackers took the weapons from the officers who were killed.”

The Enugu North Senatorial District has seen an increasing number of deadly attacks on law enforcement in recent months, including this most recent carnage.