Gunmen have killed
seven police officers in the Galadimawa area of Abuja. TheCable
learnt the officers were killed during a shootout with their attackers on
Monday night.
The
officers were said to be on stop-and-search duty operation in the area when
they accosted the gunmen.
Witnesses
said the gunmen successfully escaped during the incident which also left some
persons injured.
It
was gathered that the incident had also caused panick among residents and
commuters in the area.
The
federal capital territory police command is yet to release any official
statement regarding the development.
Anjuguri
Manzah, spokesman of the command, and Jimoh Moshood, force public
relations officer, have not responded to inquiries.
Police
officers in the country had been attacked on various occasions, including in
Benue when gunmen killed four in April with some others declared missing.
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