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Policeman Killed As Gunmen Bomb Checkpoint

A policeman with the Anambra State command has been killed during an attack on a police checkpoint at Omata Junction, Nnewi-Oba Road, in the Idemili South Local Government Area of the state.

The hoodlums, according to sources, invaded the area around 9.20 am on Friday and threw explosive devices at the police operatives at the checkpoint.

One other policeman was reported to be injured during the incident.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday.

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Ikenga added that the state Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam, had ordered an intensive manhunt for the gunmen who perpetrated the act.

 

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He said, “The Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam, has ordered manhunt operations on gunmen who attacked the police team around 9.20 am on August 9, 2024, at a checkpoint at Omata junction, Nnewi Oba Road.

“The operation, led by Assistant Commissioner in charge of the Nnewi Area Command is already working with the locals in the area to unmask and apprehend the attackers.

“Meanwhile, in the ensuing gun duel by the police operatives, one of the police personnel was fatally hit by an explosive thrown at them by the gunmen and the other that is seriously injured is currently receiving treatment in the hospital. To this end, a police team has taken over the area, further details shall be communicated.”

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