The Digest:
Two police officers and a woman were shot by gunmen who opened fire at a checkpoint in Ondo State’s Owo Local Government Area on Saturday. The attackers, arriving on a motorcycle, targeted officers of the Safer Highway Patrol at Ipele Junction in a brazen assault that has again highlighted the dangers faced by security personnel and civilians in the region.
Key Points:
- Three assailants on a motorcycle fired at officers while they were on duty
- Two police officers sustained gunshot wounds during the attack
- A civilian woman, identified as Taiwo, was also hit by stray bullets
- The injured were rushed to the hospital and are receiving medical treatment
- Police repelled the attack, forcing the gunmen to flee the scene
- One suspect, Nwabali, was arrested, and the motorcycle was recovered
- The suspect is aiding investigations to apprehend fleeing accomplices
- Ondo Police Commissioner C Adebowale Lawal condemned the “tragic and reprehensible” attack
Sources: PM News, Vanguard
