GUNMEN 'KILL' TWO POLICE OFFICERS, BURN PATROL VEHICLE IN ENUGU

What happened was like a war situation, as the heavy shooting continued and everybody had to run for safety.

At least two police officers may have been killed on Wednesday evening in Enugu State, Nigeria's South-east, when gunmen opened fire at two security checkpoints, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

NAN reported that the police spokesperson in the state, Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the shooting in a statement on Thursday. He did not, however, disclose details of the incident.

One civilian is also feared to have also been killed, while a motorcycle and a police patrol vehicle were set ablaze.

"Preliminary investigations have commenced. Further development will be communicated, please," Mr Ndukwe, an assistant superintendent of police, said in the statement, Thursday.

The remains of the two police officers and a civilian killed by the yet-to-be identified gunmen had been evacuated.

The road that leads to the scene of the incident was cordoned off by the police, and the traffic diverted to another road.

A witness, Obinna Nweke, told NAN that the shooting started at about 5:30 p.m. and lasted more than an hour.

Mr Okeke, a commercial tricycle rider, said the checkpoint was manned by about 12 armed police officers when he rode past the place about three times before the incident.