Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command serving in Ogui Division have repelled an attack by armed hoodlums suspected to be IPOB/ESN members who operated in three SUVs.
The hoodlums attacked the operatives around 9.30pm on Friday while they were carrying out a stop and search operation along Presidential Road, Enugu.
It was gathered that the hoodlums suddenly attacked the operatives but the policemen were said to have returned fire for fire, forcing the hoodlums to escape with varying degrees of gunshot wounds and abandoning a recovered Lexus RX 300 jeep with the registration number KTU 991 FD.
A statement by the spokesman of the Enugu State Police Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe confirmed the attack, adding that two of the operatives sustained gunshot injuries in the ensuing gun duel and were taken to the hospital for medical treatment.
He stated that the state commissioner of Police, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the massive deployment of the command’s tactical and intelligence resources to sustain the ongoing operations to hunt-down and bring the criminal elements to book.
“The CP, therefore, solicits citizens’ support through the provision of credible information and intelligence, urging the public and owners of medical facilities in particular, to quickly report individuals sighted with gunshot wounds to the nearest police station,” he appealed.
