Gunmen kill policemen in Onitsha, set patrol van on fire

At least three policemen have been killed in Onitsha, Anambra State.

At least three policemen have been killed in Onitsha, Anambra State.

The incident happened at Ukaegbu/Ezeiweka road in Onitsha on Sunday morning.

A patrol van of the deceased officers was also set ablaze.

Our correspondent gathered that two other policemen were injured in the attack.

A witness confirmed the incident but the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO Anambra state , DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, said that he is yet to be informed about it.

There have been attacks on security personnel in the South East for a while now.

The police have blamed the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for some of the attacks.