The command said one other policeman was injured.
The Ebonyi State Police Command has announced the killing of a policeman during an attack by gunmen on a patrol team.
The command said one other policeman was injured.
According to the command's spokesperson, Joshua Ukandu, the incident occurred on Thursday around the crisis-prone Ngbo-Effium axis in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement on Friday, Ukandu said the injured policeman had been taken to the hospital where he was receiving medical attention.
It said, “On 01/02/2024 at about 11:00 am, Operatives of the Command on patrol along Ngbo-Effium Road were attacked by armed hoodlums using an Ash coloured Toyota Sienna with registration number unknown.”
He said that operatives engaged the hoodlums and in the ensuing gun battle, one of the operatives was fatally wounded.
"Another policeman was wounded and receiving medical treatment at the hospital.
“The Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State Police Command, CP Augustina Ogbodo immediately dispatched tactical teams of the command to the scene.
“The team are on the trail of the hoodlums. Meanwhile, calm and normalcy have been restored to the area," he said.
The PPRO said that the state police commissioner had appealed to well-meaning citizens of the state to avail the command with useful information that could lead to the arrest of the fleeing hoodlums.
According to the statement, the police commissioner has assured the command’s unwavering commitment to the protection of lives and properties in the state.