Daily Trust.
Ugbo, who did not go into details said the officers were killed while their arms were carted away.
There are also reports that a soldier was killed in a separate attack but
Daily Trust cannot independently verify this.
At least 10 policemen have been killed in the line of duty within a week.
Last week, armed men broke into police stations in Imo and Abia States, killing officers and setting the stations on fire.
Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, had later announced that some of the persons behind the attack in Aba, Abia State, had been killed.
But rather than deter those behind the attacks, they carried out fresh attacks, especially in the south.
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January 27, 2021
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Cross River has refuted claims that some members tested positive for coronavirus at the ongoing orientation exercise.
In a statement by Assistant Director Press and Public Relations unit Enuma Peter, the NYSC authorities declared emphatically “there is no COVID-19 positive Corps Members in Cross River State NYSC Orientation Camp.”
The clarification followed reports alleging 13 Corps members undergoing Orientation Course in the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Obubra Local Government Area tested positive for COVID-19 in the state.
The statement reads: “At no time was registered Corps Members tested positive as everyone was tested before admittance to the camp.