Two officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC have been shot dead by gunmen in Anambra State, South-East Nigeria.
In a statement signed by the Corps Public Relations officer, Bisi Kazeem, the team of patrol operatives of the Corps comprising of an officer, a driver and two other staff were conducting routine patrol operations at about 2:45 pm on Sunday along Igbo-Uku-Uga route in Anambra State when the armed men opened fire at them. Two of the Corps personnel were killed with one escaping into the bush and the team leader rushed to the hospital after sustaining severe injuries from the attack.
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Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi has assured that the Corps is working with the Nigerian Police Force and other relevant security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators are arrested and allowed to face the full weight of the law.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)