Gunmen, suspected to be robbers have killed two policemen
and injured another along with a resident during a shoot-out in Tungan Maje, an
Abuja suburb.
City News learnt that the policemen were in their
patrol vehicle on the Gwagwalada-Zuba-Kaduna road when the yet to be identified
gunmen opened fire on them.
A resident who would not want to be named said two policemen
died on the spot while another sustained serious injury.
The source said a water vendor near the pedestrian
bridge was also shot, adding that he was taken to a private hospital in the
area.
A source at the private hospital confirmed that he was
recuperating, though our reporter was denied access to him.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Anjuguri
Manzah, said police operatives on duty at Tunga Maje had a fierce gun battle
with some hoodlums who escaped the scene with wounds, “leaving two casualties
on the part of the police.”
Reacting to the incident, the commissioner of police who
personally visited the scene has ordered massive man-hunt to track down the
assailants,” he said.
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