The Anambra State Police Command have confirmed the killing of three personnel on Friday in Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state by gunmen.
The command’s Spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this confirmation on Saturday in Awka, stating that on Friday at about 2:40 pm, police officers attached to Ihaila Area Command responded to a distress call along Isheke Road, Ihaila, and recovered three bodies of fatally wounded policemen.
According to Ikenga, the officers came under attack and their vehicle was set ablaze by the assailants.
He said, “The trio were on assignment en route to Abia when they were attacked in the Ihiala area.”
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the deceased policemen were attached to the Explosives Ordinance Department.
