Gunmen have attacked a police checkpoint along the Abakaliki-Enugu Highway and set a police patrol van belonging on fire.
The incident happened at the Ishieke Junction on the outskirts of Abakaliki metropolis.
The gunmen reportedly killed one policeman and abducted another, but this could not be independently verified as of the time of filing this report.
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The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the attack.
He, however, denied knowledge of the killing or abduction of any police officer saying reports from the scene were still sketchy.