unknown gunmen ambush Police patrol team in Ebonyi, killing one officer on the spot

Another violence has occured against security personnel in Ebonyi State,as gunmen opened fire on policemen ,killing one officer on the spot.

The attack took place along Ngbu-Effium road in Ohaukwu Local Government Area at about 11am on Thursday.

The police were reportedly on patrol when the assailants attacked the police and a shootout broke out between the two sides.

State Police spokesman Joshua Okando confirmed the incident, saying one of the policemen was killed in the shootout while another was wounded and receiving treatment.

He said the Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police dispatched tactical teams to the scene and appealed to residents to provide useful information that would lead to the arrest of the assailants.

The attack in Ebonyi came shortly after a similar incident in Akwa Ibom State