Gunmen kill two cops at checkpoint, civilian at home

Gunmen on Tuesday shot two police officers at a security checkpoint on Owerri- Okigwe road in Imo State.

Also, one civilian was shot inside a house.

According to an eyewitness the incident it happened around 06.25am at Akabo in Ikeduru Council Area of Imo state.

In a viral video a resident said,  “This just happened now. Unknown gunmen have shot two police officers at Akabo in Ikeduru LGA. Also, a civil war was killed.”

The video showed two uniformed police officers lying helplessly on the ground and another body in a room.”

Another eyewitness said, “Unknown gunmen in a vehicle driving roughly were shooting sporadically after killing the two police officers at a security checkpoint and also shot a man inside his house. They targeted the man and shot him.”

However, the residents have scampered for safety while shop owners, out of fear, hurriedly closed their shops.

One of the residents who declined identification for security reasons, said, “We are running. Nobody knows what the next thing to happen is. So we have to take cover for the moment until everywhere is calm. The best thing is to close your shop at the moment.”

The Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye, has yet to talk on the incident.