Gunmen Attack Police Check Point in Anambra.

In Anambra State, roughly six gunmen shot and killed a police officer, a tricycle operator, and a bystander yesterday near Ukaegbu/Oraifite Street, Awada in Anambra State’s Idemili North Local Government Area.

According to reports, the occurrence sent people of Awada into a frenzy as they fled for safety, while some brave souls congregated in clusters to discuss the incident.

According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen arrived at the police checkpoint in a white Sienna vehicle, caught the officers off guard, and immediately aimed at and killed their victims, while stray bullets hit and killed a tricycle operator and a young man who was probably on his way to a nearby church for Sunday worship.

See also Unknown Gunmen Attack a Police Station in Imo.

Many residents in the vicinity were compelled to stay indoors due to the incident.Soldiers and other security personnel had been dispatched to the location as of yesterday’s publication time. They erected barricades, closing off the entire route leading to the incident.

Residents and cars in the region found it difficult to obtain access to their homes due to a road block erected by troops, which made entry and leave difficult.

Residents expressed concern that the murdering of security officers has increased in the South-East over the last seven months, with no end in sight.

See also Unknown Gunmen Attack a Police Station in Imo.

They were also disappointed that the governors of the South-East did not appear to be doing much to stop or lessen the senseless killings.

When contacted, Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the attack but claimed he had no further information at the time of publication.