An operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has been murdered by gunmen in Ebonyi State.
It was learned that the operative was shot during an attack on the NDLEA team who were on duty along the Ezzamgbo axis of the Enugu-Abakaliki Expressway, close to a military checkpoint.
The incident happened around 3 a.m on Sunday, February 20.
A source told newsmen that the gunmen took a rifle from the NDLEA officers before setting their patrol van ablaze.
The source said,
“On 20th February 2022, Sunday morning at about 300hrs at a drug checkpoint along Enugu Abakaliki expressway at Ezzangbo, unknown gunmen attacked drug law enforcement agents and shot two drug officers on duty,”.
“One officer killed while the other one was shot in the leg which fractured his leg. One rifle was collected, one patrol Hilux Van burnt. The names of the victims not yet disclosed.”
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