BREAKING: Four US Embassy officials killed, seven seriously injured in Anambra

At least, four officers of the United States Embassy in Nigeria have been shot dead in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State.Sources said about seven of them sustained serious injuries.

it was gathered that the victims were on humanitarian mission to the area when the incident happenedDSP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra, confirmed the incident.

Police Public Relations Officer, said two policemen and two officials of the US Consulate were murdered.

In a statement to THE PLAINTRUTH, the command spokesman said the incident occurred along Atani, Osamale road in Ogbaru LGA around 3:30pm.

“The Joint Security Forces have embarked on a rescue/recovery operation in Ogbaru LGA, following an attack on a convoy of staff of U S Consulate today 16/5/2023 by 3:30 pm along Atani, Osamale road. The hoodlums murdered two of the PMF operatives, and two staff of the Consulate, and set their bodies ablaze and their vehicles.

“Also, the arsonist/murderers on sighting the responding joint security forces abducted two Police operatives, the driver of the second vehicle and took to their heels. No U S citizen was in the convoy.

The Command, while reacting to the situation regrets that a convoy of such or any related will enter the state without recourse to the police in the area or any security agency, assured that the battle against the insurgents in the State is focused and it will remain sustained until such a time security stability is fully restored,” the statement read.