The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement, Thursday evening.
Mr Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police, described the killing of the officers as “unfortunate.”He, however, said the police in the state were not “deterred” by the development.
“The reinforcement teams are already in the area and the manhunt for the assailants is ongoing while joint security patrols have been intensified in the area,” the police spokesperson stated.Like other states in Nigeria’s south-east, security has deteriorated in Anambra State with frequent attacks by armed persons.The latest attack comes days after gunmen
an unidentified man at Afor Market Junction along Nnobi Road in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. of being responsible for the deadly attacks in the region. But the group has repeatedly denied any involvement in the attacks. IPOB is leading the agitation for an independent state of Biafra which it wants carved out from the south-east and some parts of the south-south Nigeria.
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