Three policemen from the department of Explosive Ordinance Device, (EoD) Delta State Police Command Asaba, attached to the state government house, Asaba, have been reportedly killed by gunmen.
Kukuruku News gathered that the ugly incident, occurred on Friday in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State on the governor’s way to Abia State.
According to a police officer attached to Anambra State command who pleaded anonymity, disclosed that the three officers who were part of the advance party of the PDP vice presidential candidate and governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa to Abia state were attacked and killed by unknown gunmen at about 1.30pm at Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State and their vehicle set ablaze.
The names of the three deceased police officers are Inspectors Lucky Aleh, Celestine Nwadiokwu and Jude Obuh
It was also reveal that two of the deceased were indigenes of Agbor, Delta state.
“Four officers were in the vehicle but one was on mufti (not on uniform) so he was freed while the three on uniform were killed. The Escort commander from the Government House, Asaba, was sent to bring their corpses and deposit in a mortuary in Asaba,” a Government House source revealed.
