CRIME & COURTNATION
Policeman, another killed in Ebonyi attack

Some assailants have shot dead a policeman and a passerby at a police checkpoint in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria.
The incident happened at Presco junction in Abakaliki, the capital of the state.
A report has that the gunmen, who were on a motorcycle, suddenly opened fire on the police operatives, who immediately returned fire.
Chris Anyanwu, the spokesperson for the Ebonyi Police Command, confirmed the attack.