May 05, (THEWILL) – Gunmen on Thursday, shot three mobile police officers dead at a checkpoint along Umunze road, in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
A security source in the State said the murdered officers were attached to the stations 29 PMF and 54 PMF in Umunze, Anambra State.
Spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the incident, adding that reinforcement teams have been deployed to track down the fleeing hoodlums.
“It is an unfortunate incident and it is part of the highest price security officers pay in serving the nation, but the police command is not deterred by this development.
“The reinforcements teams are already in the area and the manhunt for the assailants is ongoing while a joint security patrols have been intensified in the area”, he said.
