5 People Die In Gunmen Attack At A Military Checkpoint In Anambra State

Five people have been killed in a clash between soldiers and some suspected gunmen in the Isuofia community in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, the hometown of the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo.

This was disclosed by policemen on Saturday, as the gunmen were said to have attacked the military checkpoint located at the Afor-Uzo Junction in Isuofia on Saturday.

According to an eyewitness, two soldiers and four of the gunmen were killed during the bloody encounter, as the hoodlums gained access into the community through an entrance into the Umuona community, where the gunmen first attacked the soldiers and killed two of them before other soldiers retaliated.

Confirming the incident, the state police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, said the gunmen were repelled through joint security forces of military, police, and other security agents, and they also recovered one Toyota Venza, as the joint task force intensified patrol within the Isuofia community.

Ikenga added that one Toyota Venza was recovered as the joint task force intensified patrol within the Isuofia community.