The attack came barely three weeks after four police officers and two civilians were killed in another attack.
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Gunmen on Thursday attacked a police checkpoint along the Abakaliki-Enugu Highway, killing a police officer.The incident happened at Ishieke junction on the outskirts of Abakaliki town in Ebonyi State. “One officer was fatally wounded and a patrol vehicle set ablaze. I will issue an official statement soon,” he told PREMIUM TIMES on the phone.
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