Some Gunmen on Saturday stormed Agulu Town in Anaoche Local Government Area of Anambra State and attacked soldiers at a security check point along Agulu – Ekwulobia road in the State.
Some of the soldiers who were obviously not suspecting the unprovoked attack by the bandits sustained gunshot injuries.
As at the time of this report, it was not yet certain the number of casualty in the brutal assault on the checkpoint.
An eyewitness said the gunmen came with a Highlander jeep and a Hilux truck chanting release Nnamdi Kanu and opened fire at the unsuspecting solders who tactically withdrew from their duty post for safety.
The witness said the attackers who were carrying heavy assault rifles with several magazines were going after the solders.
“They came with Hilux And Toyota jeep; all clean cars. They faced the soldiers at Agulu town hall face to face. Those soldiers had to withdraw for their safety.
“They kept on shooting into the air chanting ‘release Nnamdi Kanu For us, Release Nnamdi Kanu For us; Release Nnamdi Kanu For us,” he said.
According to the source, the gunmen were so confident and relaxed and they were not even in a hurry because nobody was there to challenge them.
In fact, nobody can when you witness the kind of superior fire power that they displayed” the source said.
The State Police Command is yet to react on the incident as the telephone calls mobile telephone lineto the Police Public Relations Officer did not connect.
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