Two police officers were, on Sunday, killed when gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Enugu State.
According to media reports, The gunmen, on arrival opened fire on the officers who were manning the checkpoint, killed two of them at the spot.
The attack happened before 12.00pm at a police checkpoint between Kenyatta Market and the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC) Stadium.
A witness, who identified herself as Mama Chinedu, told PREMIUM TIMES that she and other shop owners ran away during the attack.
“Two policemen were killed by the gunmen. But two other officers escaped with gunshot injuries,” she said.
A viral video trending on social media shows two of the officers lying in a pool of their blood inside gutters.
The Enugu Police Command is yet to issue any statement on the incident.
