Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Gunmen have killed a police operative in Ebonyi State, Nigeria's south-east.

The incident happened at about 11:00 a.m. on Thursday along Ngbo-Effium Road in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. The Ebonyi killing occurred a day after gunmen killed another police officer in Akwa Ibom State, south-south Nigeria.

There is no indication that the two attacks are related or carried out by the same group as various armed groups operate in different parts of Nigeria.

In the Ebonyi incident, some police operatives were on patrol in the area when the hoodlums attacked them, killing one of them on the spot, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

The police spokesperson in the state, Joshua Ukandu, confirmed this in a statement on Friday...