It was learnt that the incident happened at about 7:30am on Wednesday, according to multiple sources.
Some unknown gunmen have reportedly killed some policemen in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State.
It was learnt that the incident happened at about 7:30am on Wednesday, according to multiple sources.
The police authorities have not yet issued a statement on the latest attack on its men in the state.
The latest assault is coming few days after a police inspector was killed while one other was injured during an attack on the convoy of Ginger Onwusibe, a member of the House of Representatives at Ubakala in the Umuahia South Local Government Area Council in Abia State.
The incident happened on Sunday at about 9pm at Ubakala community.
Policemen, who were attached to one of the federal lawmakers in the state, were said to be travelling when the gunmen attacked their convoy.
However, the lawmaker was not in the convoy at the time of the attack, when the gunmen dressed in black and wearing police jackets, blocked the convoy, which had the two policemen and a driver in a Toyota Corolla.
The gunmen were said to have opened fire on the policemen after they identified themselves as police officers.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abia State Command, Maureen Chinaka, an Assistant Superintendent of Police who confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday stated that the tactical teams had been deployed to track down the fleeing suspects.
She asserted that investigation into the incident was ongoing, noting that the Abia State Police Command was committed to bringing the perpetrators to justice.