File photo: Masked gunmen
A group of gunmen has attacked police officers along the Amansea–Ndiora–Ndiukwuenu–Awa–Ufuma Road, located around Orumba South Local Area of Anambra State, killing two police officers instantly.
Our correspondent gathered that police men were ambushed and attacked on Sunday night while returning from an assignment.
According to eyewitnesses in the area, the assailants who had laid siege in a nearby bush opened fire on the officers as soon as they approached, with the gunshots sending panic across the communities along the road.
One of the eyewitnesses, a tricycle rider, who plies the road speaking on the condition of anonymity, said he was returning from Ezira in Orumba South Local Government Area when he suddenly heard gunshots and immediately turned back to seek safety.
