A police checkpoint around Garki, MTD area of Enugu South Local Government Area has been attacked by gunmen who allegedly killed two officers on duty and others.
The Punch, quoting sources reported that the gunmen were still raiding the area and shooting indiscriminately, forcing residents to scamper to safety as of the time of filing the report on Thursday morning.
A text message sent by a source read, “there is shooting at Gariki, MTD area and that two policemen and some other persons have been killed.”
The gunmen were said to have attacked the checkpoint around 9:10 am.
It is unclear whether the hoodlums attacked the MTD police station which is less than three poles from the checkpoint.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, did not confirm or deny the incident.
“Sorry, I have a meeting now,” he simply said in a text message.
