3 Policemen Killed As
Gunmen Attack Delta Governor’s Convoy,
Three policemen were killed on Friday when gunmen attacked the convoy of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State.
The three policemen from the Department of Explosive Ordinance Device, (EoD) from the Delta State Police Command, Asaba, were attached to the state Government House, Asaba.
Reports said the incident happened on Friday in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, while the governor, who is the Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was on his way to Abia State.
A police officer attached to the Anambra State Police Command who pleaded anonymity, gave the names of the three deceased police officers as Inspectors Lucky Aleh, Celestine Nwadiokwu and Jude Obuh.
According to him, the three officers who were part of the advance party of the PDP vice presidential candidate, to Abia state, and were attacked and killed by unknown gunmen at about 1.30pm at Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State and their vehicle set ablaze.
It was reliably gathered that two of the killed police officers were indigenes of Agbor, Delta state.
A Government House source said four officers were in the vehicle but one was on mufti (not on uniform) so he was freed, while the three in uniform were killed.
The source further disclosed that the Escort Commander from the Government House, Asaba, was sent to bring their corpses and deposit them in mortuary in Asaba.
The Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), Anambra State Command, Tochukeu Ikenga, confirmed the incident, adding, “We got distress calls and we rushed to the scene of the incident. The policemen who were killed are from the Delta state command and were on transit as at the time of the incident. But I can assure you that the State Commissioner of police, Anambra, is very poised to bringing to book, the criminals behind the dastardly act.”
Report has it that the unfortunate incident threw Delta State Government House and the State Police Command into mourning mood.
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