Gunmen have killed a security operative and two others in a fresh attack on Nnewi, Anambra State, Southeast, Nigeria.
The assailants engaged security operatives in a gun battle on Monday while operating in a red Highlander jeep.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer for Anambra Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed, “During the gun duel, one of the security Operatives was fatally hit by the bullet and due to the indiscriminate shootings by the hoodlums in an attempt to escape the scene, the bullet also fatally struck two innocent passersby in the area.”
“The Police Responding Team at the scene recovered the bodies of the victims and took them to the hospital but regrettably, three of the victims including a 22-year-old lady were confirmed dead by the doctors on duty while two others are currently receiving treatment.”
Condemning the attack, the state Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam, described the killers as “cowards who have murdered sleep.”
He commiserated with the families of the deceased, and vowed to get justice for the “heroic act of the murdered vigilantes operative and unsuspecting members at the scene”.
The police commissioner also urged members of the public, especially eyewitnesses, to assist security operatives with information on the ongoing onslaught operation.
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