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Gunmen kill 3 policemen at Ebonyi checkpoint

Gunmen have shot three policemen to death at a checkpoint in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.

The Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chris Anyanwu, on Sunday, said the police operatives were killed at a border community between Ebonyi and Enugu states on Saturday.

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“The hoodlums operated in two Sienna vehicles, drove into the police checkpoint, and opened fire on the policemen.

“Three police personnel of `Operation Safer Highway’, were fatally injured and were later confirmed dead by medical personnel,” Anyanwu stated.

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