Gunmen kill Anambra transport agency official
[From CHINEDU NWAFOR, Abakaliki]
Gunmen, Tuesday morning, reportedly killed an official of Anambra State Transport Management Agency (ATMA) at Ekwulobia in Aguata Local Government Area of the State.
The hoodlums also robbed a petrol station in the area.
This is even as gunmen also attempted to snatch a rifle from a mobile policeman along Oko-Umunze Road.
It was gathered that the yet-to-be identified official of the ATMA, was said to be controlling traffic at the ever busy Ekwulobia junction when he was shot dead.
The Police spokesman, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Tuesday, confirmed an attempt by hoodlums to disarm a policeman at Umunze road.
According to the statement preliminary information revealed that along Umunze road the hoodlums in an attempt to disarm a mobile Police officer on patrol, started shooting sporadically, but thr Mobile Police Officer, returned the fire and immediately engaged the hoodlums which made the gun men flee the scene.
