Gunmen Behead Police Officer In Abia

Gunmen have beheaded a police officer in Abia State, south-east Nigeria.

The victim, identified simply as Linus, was beheaded on Tuesday when the gunmen attacked a police team at Ndiegoro, Aba in Aba South Local Government Area of the state, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

Sources said the other officers fled the scene after briefly engaging the gunmen in a shoot-out.

The hoodlums later captured Mr Linus, an assistant superintendent of police, who was with the officers and reportedly took away his rifle and uniform after beheading him.

‘The gunmen were shouting that they had declared war on police in Aba. They beheaded the officer,” a resident of the area, who asked not to be named, told this newspaper, Thursday morning.

He said many residents have fled the area out of fear.

The victim, otherwise known as Agbalagba hailed from Ebonyi State, another state in the South-east, but resided in Abia State where he served as an officer.

There have been clashes between security agencies and some hoodlums in the area lately, residents said.
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