Huge Tragedy as Gunmen Reportedly Kill 5 Soldiers, 1 Civilian in Top Southeast State
- Five soldiers and a civilian have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen in Anambra today, Wednesday, September 26
- An Eyewitness reported that the sad incident took place around Zenith Bank in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra state
- The spokesman of the Anambra Police Command, Ikenga Tochukwu disclosed that there was a shooting in the area and its men have been deployed to the area to provide security to the residents
On Wednesday afternoon, September 28, unknown gunmen attacked and allegedly killed five soldiers and an unidentified civilian in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra state, Daily Trust reported.
An eyewitness disclosed that the incident happened opposite Zenith Bank in Umunze.
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What really happened?
The source said that the incident happened between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm.
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Legit.ng gathered that the soldiers were in a Sienna vehicle when the hoodlums attacked them.
Police react
Reacting, the spokesman of the Anambra Police Command, Ikenga Tochukwu, said that he cannot confirm if soldiers were killed but can only state that there was a shooting in Orumba.
He noted that he can only speak for the police and not the military.
He said:
“I cannot confirm if soldiers were killed, but I can only confirm the shooting along Umunze road opposite Zenith Bank.”
Ikenga also stated that the command had deployed its men to maintain peace and order in the area. He further said that the details of the incident had not been obtained, noting that the incident happened between 12-1.30 pm.
Unknown gunmen set ablaze several houses, shops in Imo state
In another report, gunmen on Thursday, August 25 set ablaze houses, shops in some parts of Izombe in the Oguta local government area of Imo state.
An eyewitness who spoke to Vanguard newspaper from the area said the incident started happening from 4:30 pm till 7:30 pm.
Some of the locations where the attacks took place include; Central market, Amamuruegede, Eziama, Umuakpa, and Eke-well among others.
Policeman kills two gunmen who attacked his residence in Imo state
Recall that two gunmen were killed on Thursday, August 4, by a police inspector when they attacked his residence in Orogwe, a community in Owerri West local government area of Imo state.
The spokesman of the Imo state police command, Michael Abattam, disclosed this in a statement seen by Legit.ng.
Abattam said the gunmen jumped the perimeter fence into the inspector’s compound and destroyed his burglary-proof and front door, but the police inspector engaged them in a shootout.
Source: Legit.ng
