Nnobi, Anambra State — A police officer reported killed on Friday evening when gunmen launched a brazen attack on a police checkpoint in Nnobi, a community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The checkpoint, situated near the Nnobi Divisional Police Headquarters, became the latest site of violence in a region that has seen a disturbing surge in targeted assaults against security forces. The attack, which took place in the early evening hours, marks another grim chapter in a six-month wave of escalating violence across Nigeria’s South-east. According to reports obtained by The New Daily Prime the officer…
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