A clash between the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) personnel has left a police officer dead in Ebonyi.
The incident occurred on Wednesday at the disputed Mboro Ajaenyim Quarry site in the Amaeze community, Ishiagu, in the Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi.
The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC, Ebonyi Command, Ms Emmanuella Ibeneme, an Assistant Superintendent of Corps (ASC), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abakaliki.
She said that a police officer was killed, while two civilians sustained gunshot injuries and were being hospitalised.
Ibeneme said that investigations were still ongoing to ascertain the cause of the incident.
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