Another police officer was on Thursday beheaded by gunmen when they launched vicious attack on his team during a stop and search operation along Umuode/Isiahia in Osisioma Ngwa local government area of Abia State.
This medium gathered that the incident, which occured around 4pm, threw Umuode community into panic over possible police invasion of the community.
One of the officers was beheaded by the criminal elements.
Other members of the team were said to have scampered for safety with their weapon as the gunmen made away with the beheaded policeman’s head, abandoning the other parts of the body in the car.
It was learnt that the gunmen trailed the police team, which has been operating in the community recently.
Recall that an Assistant Superintendent of Police was few months beheaded along East Street in Aba South local government area by some gunmen.
Abia police command is yet to issue a statement in respect to the development.