Two police checkpoints in Enugu State was attacked by a six-man robbery gang. The gang snatched Ak-47 rifles from some of the policemen who were on duty at the checkpoints.
According to The Punch, the robbers were operating in a tricycle popularly known as ‘Keke’.
The gang reportedly stabbed three policemen and set a patrol vehicle ablaze.
Reports from City Round gathered has it that the incident occurred along Enugu-Nsukka Road by Ugwuojo Nike on Tuesday, during the enforcement of the partial lockdown in the state to restrain the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
A security source told The Punch on Friday “that the hoodlums clad in black dresses first attacked a police checkpoint at Ekwegbe where a policeman, identified simply as Inspector James, was stabbed in the chest.
When the robbers got to the next checkpoint along Enugu-Nsukka Road they attacked the operatives of the Federal Safer Highway Patrol Team.
The Federal Patrol Team who blocked the road at the checkpoint were attacked with daggers and their AK-47 rifles were collected from them.
The source said the Highway team included four policemen, two of the policemen were attacked while they were sleeping.
“The hoodlums went away with the service rifles of the two policemen and set the operational van stationed at the checkpoint ablaze,” he added.
According to reports, the assaulted policemen were subsequently, taken to the hospital for treatment.
Punch noted that their efforts to get the state police command to react to the incident failed.
They also did not respond to text messages sent to their mobiles as of the time of filing this report.
However, the Officer-in-Charge of Federal Safer Highway in Enugu State, SP Sam Agbons, confirmed the attack. He also said no casualty was recorded.
He said, “Thanks for your concern. We thank God that no life was lost.”
