Gunmen attack police patrol, kill two operatives in South-east

Gunmen, on Friday, attacked a police patrol and shot two operatives dead in Ebonyi State, South-east Nigeria.

The police spokesperson in Ebonyi, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, disclosed this in a statement in Abakaliki, the state capital, on Friday.

Ms Onovwakpoyeya, a superintendent of police, said the attack occurred at about 8:30 a.m. along Nwofe Road, in the outskirts of Abakaliki, where the operatives were on patrol.