Gunmen have reportedly attacked a police checkpoint, in Enugu state killing two officers in the process.
The attack is said to have happened on Thursday morning at Gariki, MTD area in Enugu South Local Government Area of the state capital.
Police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, said the operatives were on stop-and-search when they were attacked.
He said: “There was an attack on policemen on stop and search duty this morning along Agbani Road, close to Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway, by yet-to-be identified hoodlums.
“However, details of the incident are still sketchy, while Command’s Tactical/Operational Operatives have been mobilised and are on the trail of the miscreants.”
The statement was silent on the number of casualties.
However, sources in the area said that at least two policemen were feared killed during the attack.
Eyewitnesses’ accounts said there was a gun duel between the policemen and the gunmen during the attack.
